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{{about|Princess Peach Toadstool, the damsel-in-distress of the [[Super Mario (series)|Super Mario series]]|the cruise ship named after her in [[Paper Mario: The Origami King]]|[[The Princess Peach]]|her infant counterpart|[[Baby Peach]]}}
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|image=[[File:MPSS Peach.png|220px]]<br>Artwork from ''[[Mario Party Superstars]]''
|image=[[File:Peach_Posing_Alt_3D_Artwork.png|175px]]<br>Artwork from ''[[Super Mario Party Jamboree]]''
|full_name=Princess Peach Toadstool<ref name=SM64game>"''Yours truly- - Princess Toadstool (Peach)''" - [[:File:Peach's message.png|Peach's letter in ''Super Mario 64'']] (Note: parentheses indicate a disjunct between "Peach" and the rest of the text, originally represented by a different color, font and angle in the letter.)</ref><ref name=SM64guide>"''Today, in the Mushroom Kingdom, it was discovered that Princess Peach Toadstool's castle is standing empty with no sign of the missing inhabitants.''" - M. Arakawa. ''Super Mario 64'' Player's Guide. Page 4.</ref><ref>"''Officially known as Princess Peach Toadstool, our little monarch has a long history with Mario.''" - Young, Jason. ''Mario Tennis'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Page 21.</ref>
|full_name=Princess Peach Toadstool<ref name=SM64game>"''Yours truly- - Princess Toadstool (Peach)''" - [[:File:Peach's message.png|Peach's letter in ''Super Mario 64'']] (Note: parentheses indicate a disjunct between "Peach" and the rest of the text, originally represented by a different color, font, and angle in the letter.)</ref><ref name=SM64guide>{{cite|quote=Today, in the Mushroom Kingdom, it was discovered that Princess Peach Toadstool's castle is standing empty with no sign of the missing inhabitants.|Pelland, Scott and Dan Owsen|title=''Super Mario 64'' Player's Guide|page=4|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|date=1996}}</ref><ref>{{cite|quote=Officially known as Princess Peach Toadstool, our little monarch has a long history with Mario.|author=Young, Jason|title=''Mario Tennis'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide|page=21|date=August 21, 2000|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|language=en-us|isbn=0-7615-3133-5}}</ref>
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|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' ([[List of games by date#1985|1985]])
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' ([[List of games by date#1985|1985]])
|latest_appearance=''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'' (2023)
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario & Luigi: Brothership]]'' ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
|latest_portrayal=[[Samantha Kelly]] ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]]–present) <br> [[Anya Taylor-Joy]] (English, 2023)
|latest_portrayal=[[Samantha Kelly]] ([[List of games by date#2007|2007]]–present)
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{{quote2|I can't believe I'm kidnapped... again.|Princess Peach|[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]}}
{{quote|Oh dear... Here we go again... I can't believe I'm kidnapped again. Everyone must be worried sick. Again.|Princess Peach|[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)|''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' (Nintendo Switch)]]}}
'''Princess Peach''' (casually '''Peach''', usually known as '''Princess Toadstool''' outside of [[Japan]] prior to ''[[Yoshi's Safari]]'', and later ''[[Super Mario 64]]'') is a main character in the [[Mario (franchise)|''Mario'' franchise]] and the princess of the [[Mushroom Kingdom]]. Peach first appeared in ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' and was created by [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] to be the damsel-in-distress throughout most ''Mario'' games. She resides in [[Peach's Castle|her castle]] along with many [[Toad (species)|Toads]], who act as her loyal servants. Her kingdom is often attacked by the [[Koopa Troop]], a group led by [[Bowser]]. She is the love interest of [[Mario]].
'''Princess Peach''' (casually '''Peach''', usually known as '''Princess Toadstool''' outside [[Japan]] prior to ''[[Yoshi's Safari]]'') is a major character in the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]], the princess of the [[Mushroom Kingdom]], and the love interest of [[Mario]]. She first appeared in ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' and was created by [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] to be the damsel-in-distress throughout most ''Super Mario'' games. She resides in [[Peach's Castle|her castle]] along with many [[Toad (species)|Toads]], who act as her loyal servants. Her kingdom is often attacked by [[Bowser]] and [[Bowser's Minions|his minions]].


Peach has an affinity for the color pink, which accents her gentle personality and kind temperament. Peach's gentle nature and role as the damsel in distress are often represented with her heart abilities and crown emblem. Peach's initial design was said to represent her stubborn yet cute appearance.<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Iwata-Asks/Iwata-Asks-Nintendo-DSi/Volume-8-Flipnote-Studio-An-Animation-Class/4-My-First-Project-Draw-a-Rug/4-My-First-Project-Draw-a-Rug-1049383.html Iwata Asks: Nintendo DSi]. ''Nintendo UK''. Retrieved January 3, 2023. </ref>
Peach has an affinity for the color pink, which accents her gentle personality and kind temperament. Peach's kind nature and role as the damsel in distress are often represented with her heart abilities and crown emblem.
   
   
Since her debut, Peach has appeared in installments related to the ''Mario'' game series for over three decades. She has appeared in more games than any other female character in video game history. Peach is occasionally a supporting character in mainstream games and almost always playable in spin-off installments. Her most prominent appearance to date is as the heroine of ''[[Super Princess Peach]]'' and the most recent mainstream game where she appears as a playable character rather than a damsel-in-distress is ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''.
Since her debut, Peach has appeared in several ''Super Mario'' games spanning the course of decades, even appearing in more games than any other female character in video game history. Peach is occasionally a supporting character in mainstream games and she is almost always playable in spin-off installments. Her lead roles are in ''[[Super Princess Peach]]'' and ''[[Princess Peach: Showtime!]]''
 
==Creation and development==
==Creation and development==
====Design====
====Design====
Peach's initial design had been conceived by [[Shigeru Miyamoto]], with some of his suggestions to [[Yoichi Kotabe]] being incorporated into the final design, in particular making her eyes look more "cat-like."<ref>Iwata Asks. [https://archive.is/20120525101151/http://www.nintendo.co.uk/NOE/en_GB/systems/volume_8_14207.html#top Volume 8 - Flipnote Studio - An Animation Class]. ''Nintendo.co.uk''. September 5, 2012, 18:38:50 UTC snapshot, archived via archive.today.</ref> Before Kotabe conceived Peach's finalized character design, a couple of prototype designs were created for the character. One such design, seen on the ''Super Mario Bros.'' Japanese box art, depicts her with a long-sleeved dress, no gloves, strawberry-blonde hair, and crown jewels that were white instead of red and blue. Another prototype, seen in the 1985 Japanese strategy guide ''[[How to win at Super Mario Bros.]]'', portrays her as a Toad rather than as a human, having a mushroom cap instead of natural hair, as well as a simple tiara and a gown reminiscent of {{wp|Aurora (character)|Aurora}} from Disney's ''{{wp|Sleeping Beauty (1959 film)|Sleeping Beauty}}'', whom she somewhat currently resembles.
Peach's initial design was said to represent her stubborn yet cute appearance.<ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Iwata-Asks/Iwata-Asks-Nintendo-DSi/Volume-8-Flipnote-Studio-An-Animation-Class/4-My-First-Project-Draw-a-Rug/4-My-First-Project-Draw-a-Rug-1049383.html|title=Iwata Asks {{!}} 4. My First Project: Draw a Rug {{!}} Iwata Asks: Nintendo DSi {{!}} Nintendo|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|language=en-gb|accessdate=May 19, 2024|archive=www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Iwata-Asks/Iwata-Asks-Nintendo-DSi/Volume-8-Flipnote-Studio-An-Animation-Class/4-My-First-Project-Draw-a-Rug/4-My-First-Project-Draw-a-Rug-1049383.html}}</ref> Peach's initial design had been conceived by [[Shigeru Miyamoto]], with some of his suggestions to [[Yoichi Kotabe]] being incorporated into the final design, in particular making her eyes look more "cat-like."<ref>{{cite|author=Iwata Asks|archive=archive.is/20120525101151/http://www.nintendo.co.uk/NOE/en_GB/systems/volume_8_14207.html#top|deadlink=y|title=Volume 8 - Flipnote Studio - An Animation Class|publisher=Nintendo of UK|accessdate=May 19, 2024}}</ref> Before Kotabe conceived Peach's finalized character design, a couple of prototype designs were created for the character. One such design, seen on the ''Super Mario Bros.'' Japanese box art, depicts her with a long-sleeved dress, no gloves, strawberry-blonde hair, and crown jewels that were white instead of red and blue. Another prototype, seen in the 1985 Japanese strategy guide ''[[How to win at Super Mario Bros.]]'', portrays her as a Toad rather than as a human, having a mushroom cap instead of natural hair, as well as a simple tiara and a gown reminiscent of {{wp|Aurora (character)|Aurora}} from Disney's ''{{wp|Sleeping Beauty (1959 film)|Sleeping Beauty}}'', whom she somewhat currently resembles.


Peach has always been depicted as a blonde in video game artwork, although it was originally a darker, more strawberry-blonde shade (or in the case of the Japanese packaging, a dark blonde shade). However, due to the graphical limitations of the NES hardware, her on-screen sprite in the earlier ''Super Mario Bros.'' games displayed her with reddish-brown hair, and as a result, she was depicted as a redhead in the DiC Entertainment cartoons, as well as reddish-brown in Mario-related merchandise such as a 1988 toy box artwork. Starting with ''[[Super Mario World]]'' for the SNES, her in-game appearances had her proper hair color. On a similar note, her dress had always been depicted as pink in video game artwork, although because of the aforementioned graphical limitations of the NES hardware, her on-screen sprite in ''Super Mario Bros.'' and ''Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels'' depicted her as wearing a white dress with red highlights; this depiction of her old dress would later be reused for her Fire form in ''Super Mario 3D World''. She only gained a pink dress in-game starting with the overseas version of ''Super Mario Bros 2''. Peach's classic main dress had a normal pink high collar, a sash around the waist instead of panniers, and was darker pink from the hem to her knees, but otherwise does not differ greatly from the modern/current main dress introduced with the GameCube-era games, starting with ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'' and ''[[Mario Party 4]]'', although the subsequent ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' installment marked the original dress's final appearance. Although the key artwork featured Peach in the Japanese versions of ''Super Mario Bros.'', the instruction manuals for both the Famicom and NES versions of the game hid her sprite behind a question mark in order to keep her identity a surprise for players as a way to motivate them into completing the game.
Peach has always been depicted as a blonde in video game artwork, although it was originally a darker, more strawberry-blonde shade (or in the case of the Japanese packaging, a dark blonde shade). However, due to the graphical limitations of the [[Family Computer]] and [[Family Computer Disk System]] hardware (including the {{wp|Western world|Western}} [[Nintendo Entertainment System]]), Peach's on-screen sprite in the earlier ''Super Mario Bros.'' games displayed her with reddish-brown hair, and as a result, she was depicted as a redhead in the DiC Entertainment cartoons, as well as reddish-brown in Mario-related merchandise such as a 1988 toy box artwork. Starting with ''[[Super Mario World]]'' for the SNES, her in-game appearances had her proper hair color. On a similar note, her dress had always been depicted as pink in video game artwork, although because of the aforementioned graphical limitations, Peach's on-screen sprite in ''Super Mario Bros.'' and ''Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels'' depicted her as wearing a white dress with red highlights; this depiction of her old dress would later be reused for her Fire form in ''Super Mario 3D World''. She only gained a pink dress in-game starting with the overseas version of ''Super Mario Bros 2''. Peach's classic main dress had a normal pink high collar, a sash around the waist instead of panniers, and was darker pink from the hem to her knees, but otherwise does not differ greatly from the modern/current main dress introduced with the GameCube-era games, starting with ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'' and ''[[Mario Party 4]]'', although the subsequent ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' installment marked the original dress's final appearance, with it being retained for the [[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)|Nintendo Switch remake]] as well. Although the key artwork featured Peach in the Japanese versions of ''Super Mario Bros.'', the instruction manuals for both the Famicom and NES versions of the game hid her sprite behind a question mark in order to keep her identity a surprise for players as a way to motivate them into completing the game.


====Name====
====Name====
In Japan, her name has always been Princess Peach (ピーチ姫 ''Pīchi-hime''), but in the West, she was originally known as "Princess Toadstool", due to [[Nintendo of America]] renaming her when localizing ''Super Mario Bros.'', feeling that "Peach" was irrelevant to the theme of the Mushroom Kingdom.<ref> Gaming Historian (September 30, 2021). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTyxQfpOEbE&t=482s]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved May 12, 2022.</ref> In 1993, the English version of ''[[Yoshi's Safari]]'' marked the first time that the name "Princess Peach" was used outside of Japan; however, the name did not become standardized until ''[[Super Mario 64]]''. Games as of ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' use Peach as her prominent name. Certain contemporary sources reconcile the two names by listing her full name as "Peach Toadstool", including subsequent re-releases of ''Super Mario 64'', such as the international, Shindō Pak Taiō Version and [[Super Mario 64 DS|the DS remake]], which had the princess signing her letter using both "Toadstool" and "Peach".<ref name=SM64guide/> For the most part, however, the "Toadstool" name is hardly used outside of remakes and re-releases of older titles, which most times retain the original localized text. She, along with her Toad subjects, is the only major character that no longer uses her original localized name. However, ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'' refers to "Princess Toadstool" as a name Peach went by in one of the in-game tips, and in the North American version her title on the [[Boxing Ring]] stage is "Princess of Toadstools". On a similar note, although she was mostly referred to as Princess Toadstool in various countries outside the United States in most localizations (or "Princess Mushroom" in some cases), the Danish dub for ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'' had changed her name to Prinsesse Slørhat, which translated to "Princess Cortinarius", referring to a genus of poisonous mushrooms. Likewise, the Italian dub for the entire DIC cartoon line also referred to her as "Principessa Amarena" or "Princess Cherry".
Miyamoto came up with her name by associating princesses with girls, girls with the color pink, and pink with peaches.<ref>{{cite|language=jp|url=www.ndw.jp/mario-220913-2|title="Shigeru Miyamoto on the origin of the names of Mario and his friends"|publisher=[[Nintendo DREAM]]|date=February 2010|accessdate=May 19, 2024}} <small>Note: The Japanese word for pink (桃色, ''momoiro'') literally means "peach-colored."</small></ref> In Japan, her name has always been Princess Peach (ピーチ姫 ''Pīchi-hime''), but in the West, she was originally known as "Princess Toadstool", due to [[Nintendo of America]] renaming her when localizing ''Super Mario Bros.'', feeling that "Peach" was irrelevant to the theme of the Mushroom Kingdom.<ref>{{cite|author=Gaming Historian|date=September 30, 2021|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTyxQfpOEbE&t=482s|title=How the Mario Characters Got Their Names|timestamp=08:02|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=May 19, 2024}}</ref> In 1993, the English version of ''[[Yoshi's Safari]]'' marked the first time that the name "Princess Peach" was used outside of Japan; however, the name did not become standardized until ''[[Super Mario 64]]''. Games as of ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' use Peach as her prominent name. Certain contemporary sources reconcile the two names by listing her full name as "Peach Toadstool", including subsequent re-releases of ''Super Mario 64'', such as the international, Shindō Pak Taiō Version and [[Super Mario 64 DS|the DS remake]], which had the princess signing her letter using both "Toadstool" and "Peach".<ref name=SM64guide/> For the most part, however, the "Toadstool" name is hardly used outside of remakes and re-releases of older titles, which most times retain the original localized text. She, along with her Toad subjects, is the only major character that no longer uses her original localized name. However, ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'' refers to "Princess Toadstool" as a name Peach went by in one of the in-game tips, and in the North American version her title on the [[Boxing Ring]] stage is "Princess of Toadstools". On a similar note, although she was mostly referred to as Princess Toadstool in various countries outside the United States in most localizations (or "Princess Mushroom" in some cases), the Danish dub for ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'' had changed her name to Prinsesse Slørhat, which translated to "Princess Cortinarius", referring to a genus of poisonous mushrooms. Likewise, the Italian dub for the entire DIC cartoon line also referred to her as "Principessa Amarena" or "Princess Cherry".


Her name when translated into Japanese is normally ピーチ姫 (''Pīchi-hime''). However, the other translation as プリンセスピーチ (''Purinsesu Pīchi'') only officially exists in the Japanese title of the game ''Super Princess Peach'' as well as in the Japanese name of [[The Princess Peach]] from ''Paper Mario: The Origami King''.
Her name when translated into Japanese is normally ピーチ姫 (''Pīchi-hime''). However, the other translation as プリンセスピーチ (''Purinsesu Pīchi'') only officially exists in the Japanese titles of the games ''Super Princess Peach'' and ''[[Princess Peach: Showtime!]]'' as well as in the Japanese name of [[The Princess Peach]] from ''Paper Mario: The Origami King''.


==History==
==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
{{main|History of Princess Peach}}
====''Super Mario Bros.''====
Following a frequent role of being the damsel-of-distress kidnapped by [[Bowser]], Princess Peach has appeared in almost every single piece of ''Super Mario'' media from the very start. Her first appearance, chronologically, is in ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'' as one of the seven [[star children]]. Though Peach has the role of being held captive by Bowser, she is also seen allying with him as shown in several spin-off series. As with [[Mario]], Peach can be seen in a wide bevy of cameos, even outside her own franchise.
[[File:SMB Peach Calling for Help Artwork.png|thumb|left|115px|Peach's first appearance]]
For the ''Super Mario'' videogame series, Peach (under the name "Princess Toadstool") makes her debut appearance in the ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' game. In the very first game of the ''Super Mario'' series as a whole, [[Bowser]] invades the Mushroom Kingdom, transforms its inhabitants into various objects, and kidnaps the princess so she cannot reverse his spell. [[Mario]] or [[Luigi]] go to rescue her. After they defeat Bowser, the brothers rescue Toadstool. In the ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Bros. Deluxe]]'' versions, Toadstool also gave her hero a kiss on the cheek, which depending on what form the player was in upon rescuing her, she either knelt down to Mario/Luigi (small form) or otherwise stood on her tiptoes (Super/Fire forms) to do so. Note that this only applied to the ''Deluxe'' version, as the ''All Stars'' version had Mario being supplied with a Mushroom to automatically restore him to Super Mario if he was Small Mario. Depending on the version, where she was found also varied. In the original game as well as the ''Deluxe'' version, she was merely found on the floor behind the destroyed bridge. In ''Super Mario All-Stars'', she is instead found in a cage dangling above a lava pit.
 
====''Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels''====
In ''[[Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels]]'', Bowser kidnaps Peach again. Mario and Luigi travel through the Mushroom Kingdom again to save her. After defeating Bowser, the Bros. save her again. In the original version, she was found in a room behind a door, and her subjects celebrated around them after she recited a poem. In the ''Deluxe'' version, due to it reusing assets from the first game, she was merely found on the floor behind the destroyed bridge. In ''Super Mario All-Stars'', she is instead found in a cage dangling above a lava pit. In both instances, she largely reused her speech from ''Super Mario Bros.''
 
====''Super Mario Bros. 2''====
In ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', Princess Toadstool (Peach in the Game Boy Advance remake ''[[Super Mario Advance]]''), along with Mario, Luigi and [[Toad]], sets out to rescue [[Subcon]] from the evil [[Wart]]. This is the first time in the overall ''Mario'' series where Toadstool is a playable character. Her main ability is [[Floating Jump|briefly floating]] after [[jump]]ing, but she has slightly poor vertical jumps. Toadstool is also the weakest character in the game, picking up or pulling out items the slowest. Her equivalent in the game it was derived from, ''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]'', is Lina.
 
====''Super Mario Bros. 3''====
[[File:Smb3 peach NEW.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|Peach as she appears in ''Super Mario Bros. 3'']]
In ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', Bowser sends his [[Koopalings]] to capture parts of the [[Mushroom World]]. Princess Toadstool (Peach in the Game Boy Advance remake ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]'') sends Mario and Luigi to defeat the Koopalings. She helps them by sending them items and supplying advice via letters. After the Bros. defeat [[Ludwig von Koopa|Ludwig]], the final Koopaling, they are supplied with a letter from Bowser via the [[Pipe Land]] King revealing that the Koopa King has kidnapped Toadstool while the brothers were fighting off the Koopalings. The two travel to Bowser's hideout in [[Dark Land]] and rescue her. In the English version, Toadstool plays a joke on Mario and Luigi at the very end by saying to them, "Thank you, but our princess is in another castle! ... Just kidding!" This joke, however, is removed in ''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros 3''.
[[File:SMA4 Peach Help World 8.png|thumb|left|Help!]]
In the GBA remake, her role is slightly extended due to having a cameo in Dark Land. The cameo, which occurs upon the player first arriving at the second area of Dark Land, has Peach transposed on a warp pipe behind a locked gate with the help bubble emerging, before suddenly vanishing while either screaming or crying Mario's name (depending on who the player is playing as at this time). Also, she is seen in the opening, which shows her receiving a letter about how the Koopalings are taking over various lands nearby and then dispatching Mario and Luigi. She is also used for the key art for the Japanese version of the [[Blue Green Switch]] card.
 
In the 25th Anniversary release for ''Super Mario All-Stars'', aside from the role she played in-game, her sending letters in the game was referenced by a letter submitted by Nintendo with her being the in-universe author, with the letter itself stylized more after the SNES version in design. In the letter, she explains that, after so many years writing letters to Mario, she decided it was time to find new pen-pals, and jokingly states that she sent a power-up just for the reader and that they not tell Mario, lest he possibly get jealous. She then gives a hint about how they should keep their power up handy as they re-discover their adventures in ''Super Mario All Stars''. She then closes by stating that to get in touch with her, they simply need to find her "at another castle."
 
====''Super Mario World''====
In ''[[Super Mario World]]'', Mario, Luigi and Toadstool (Peach in the GBA remake ''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]'') are having a vacation in [[Dinosaur Land]] when Bowser kidnaps Toadstool again. He takes her to his castle in the [[Valley of Bowser]]. He holds her inside his [[Koopa Clown Car]] during his battle with the Bros., which allows her to throw them items. After she is rescued, Toadstool kisses Mario (or Luigi) on the cheek, and during the credits, travels with Mario, Luigi, and Yoshi to [[Yoshi's House]] to observe the hatching of the rescued eggs with the other Yoshis.
 
Aside from this, she also appears in the opening for ''Super Mario Advance 2'', where she accompanies Mario and Luigi via Hot Air Balloon and looks on as Mario and Luigi, gaining [[Cape Mario|Cape forms]] via [[Cape Feather|feathers]] found, go and explore the island. When they return, they find her gone (presumably being abducted by Koopas, as some Koopas were seen headed in her direction while they were flying earlier). After Bowser is defeated, the Mario Bros. instead fly behind Peach, who is riding a [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]] to set up a picnic.
 
====''Super Mario 64'' / ''Super Mario 64 DS''====
{{quote2|Dear Mario: Please come to the castle. I've baked a cake for you. Yours truly-- Princess Toadstool, Peach.|Peach's letter to Mario}}
[[File:Peach's_message.png|thumb|left|Princess Toadstool's letter to Mario in ''Super Mario 64'']]
 
In ''[[Super Mario 64]]'', Peach invites Mario to the [[Peach's Castle|Mushroom Castle]] for cake, but before he arrives, Bowser takes control over the [[Power Star]]s and seals Peach in the fresco over the entrance of the castle. After Mario defeats Bowser and rescues Peach, she thanks Mario by kissing him and baking him a cake.
 
This installment is the only game for the ''Mario'' series overall to provide both Peach's Japanese and Western names. In the original Japanese version, it was merely listed as "Peach" - in the North American release and subsequent editions, the letter is formally typed with "Toadstool" and personally signed with "Peach" in pink underneath. This marked a transition to the widespread use of her original name in other markets, therefore making it an international standard and the first (and only) time Japan heard the North American name of the princess (in the Shindo Taio Pak Version and its remake), though most of the in-game text refers to her as "Toadstool."
 
''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'' had the same plot, except this time, Yoshi, Luigi, and [[Wario]] also help Mario rescue Peach.
 
A little known feature of both games is that if the player searches in "[[The Princess's Secret Slide]]" room, they will find a memo from Peach. It reads, "My castle is in great peril!! I know it's because of Bowser again. Will he never tire of terrorizing us? He stole the castle's Power Stars and disappeared into the walls along with us! Retrieve all of the Power Stars from the walls and the paintings in the castle." She has another memo in [[Bowser in the Dark World]], teaching Mario how to fight Bowser (though it is only directly addressed as her in the original version).
 
====''Super Mario Sunshine''====
[[File:SunsetMarioPeach.png|thumb|upright=1.1|Peach and Mario on vacation at [[Sirena Beach]]]]
In ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'', Mario, Peach, and [[Toadsworth]] go to [[Isle Delfino]] for vacation. However, she noticed something amiss in the tour video: Specifically, that there was [[Shadow Mario|an ominous figure]] in the background in the video who resembled Mario. She attempted to inform Mario and Toadsworth about what she saw, but they were too busy thinking of the opportunities for the vacation to pay attention. When seeing this doppelganger near the airport after making an emergency stop, she attempted to no avail to inform Toadsworth and Mario (who were busy discussing how to deal with the dilemma) of the doppelganger's presence, only to notice the doppelganger had disappeared. Before Mario left to find help, she warned him to be careful, as she had an ominous feeling about the situation. She also attempted, to no avail, to defend Mario during his trial at Isle Delfino after it became apparent he was framed for defacing the island with gunk. While Mario is cleaning [[Delfino Plaza]] as part of his sentencing, [[Shadow Mario]] grabs her and runs off. Mario chases Shadow Mario and rescues Peach. After Mario collects ten [[Shine Sprite]]s, Shadow Mario kidnaps Peach again and takes her to [[Pinna Park]]. He attacks Mario in his [[Mecha-Bowser]], but Mario defeats him. When Mario confronts him after the battle, he reveals that he is Bowser's son [[Bowser Jr.]] and says that Peach is his mother (to her shock) and that he is protecting her from Mario. Bowser Jr. then flees to [[Corona Mountain]] with Peach. Over time, Mario makes his way to that said area and finds Bowser and Bowser Jr. attempting to force Peach into swimming with them in their [[Goop#Hot water|hot tub]]. Mario defeats Bowser in a final battle and rescues Peach. When [[F.L.U.D.D.|FLUDD]] was damaged from the impact after falling from the mountain, Peach showed Mario that the power of the [[Shine Sprite]]s brought the sunshine back to Isle Delfino. They then managed to spend their vacation for real.
 
====''New Super Mario Bros.''====
Princess Peach is kidnapped once again in ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]''. As Peach and Mario are taking a walk around the castle, it is struck by lightning. When Mario goes to investigate, Bowser Jr. sneaks behind Peach and kidnaps her. Mario chases Bowser Jr., throughout the Mushroom Kingdom. Eventually, Mario was able to confront both Bowser Jr. and his dad, Bowser (the latter of whom had been revived from an earlier fight with Mario that reduced him to an [[Dry Bowser|undead version]] of himself), rescuing Peach in the end. She then thanks Mario before kissing him.
 
====''Super Mario Galaxy''====
[[File:Peach holds Luma SMG.png|thumb|left|upright=1.1|Peach with a Luma in the opening for ''Super Mario Galaxy'']]
In ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', Peach invites Mario to the Star Festival. When he arrives, Bowser lifts [[Peach's Castle]] out of the ground and takes her to the creation of his new galaxy. Mario attempts to ride on the castle, but [[Kamek]] attacks him, sending him flying into space. With the help of a [[Baby Luma|Luma]], Mario sets off to rescue Peach. Peach sends Mario letters with [[1-Up Mushroom]]s throughout the game. After Mario rescues Peach and the universe is saved, Mario and Peach wake up in the Mushroom Kingdom reunited.
 
====''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''====
[[File:Cage peach real.png|thumb|Peach inside her cage in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'']]
In ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', Peach is celebrating her birthday with friends at the castle. During that time, Bowser Jr. and the Koopalings bring a cake into the castle and kidnap Peach, taking her to their airship. Mario, Luigi, and two Toads (specifically [[Blue Toad (character)|Blue Toad]] and [[Yellow Toad (New Super Mario Bros. series)|Yellow Toad]]) give chase to hold them accountable. They eventually manage to find her in Bowser's airship, but [[Kamek|Magikoopa]] takes her to Bowser's Castle and locks her in a cage. After being rescued, Peach takes a hot air balloon alongside Mario (with Luigi accidentally being left behind), with Peach either also alluding to a [[World 9 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|secret world]] that she has to tell Mario about, or otherwise ask him how his adventure was like.
 
She was initially planned to have a playable role in the game, although technical difficulties regarding her dress resulted in this concept being dropped in the final version.<ref>Harris, Craig. [https://web.archive.org/web/20091019152454/http://wii.ign.com/articles/103/1035760p3.html Miyamoto on the New Mario]. ''IGN''. October 19, 2009 snapshot, archived via Wayback Machine.</ref>
 
====''Super Mario Galaxy 2''====
In ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'', Peach invites Mario to the Star Festival again. When Mario arrives, a giant Bowser kidnaps Peach. Once Mario defeats Bowser, he returns to the Festival and enjoys a giant cake. In the end, when Mario collects the final Grand Star, he and Peach pose together.
 
====''Super Mario 3D Land''====
[[File:SM3DL_Prolog4.png|thumb|upright=1.1|left|Picture of Peach being taken hostage by Bowser after investigating what happened to the Tail Tree after a ferocious storm. (''Super Mario 3D Land'')]]
In ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'', Bowser kidnaps Peach while she was investigating the damage done to the [[Tail Tree]] after a ferocious storm. Upon Mario and a few Toads noticing said case the next day at the same location, Mario gives chase to find Peach and bring her back to safety. Postcards from the game reveal that she did managed to knock out a Goomba and make a frantic escape, but ended up recaptured by Bowser's army before she could reunite with Mario, with Bowser also placing Peach in a cage in close proximity.
 
After Mario defeats Bowser [[World 8-Bowser: Part 1|the first time]], Bowser reappears and takes Peach away to [[World 8-Bowser: Part 2|his second castle]]. She is found tied to the level's Goal Pole, and tries to warn Mario about Bowser's incoming attack. Once Mario defeats Bowser for good, he frees Peach and they briefly dance together, before the Toads reappear with Super Leaves, which let them and Mario fly Peach back to her castle during the credits.
 
Once the player fully completes the game, a picture is shown depicting Peach accidentally gaining a Tanooki Suit-styled dress.
 
====''New Super Mario Bros. 2''====
[[File:NSMB2 KoopaClown2.png|thumb|upright=1.1|Princess Peach being kidnapped by the Koopalings in ''New Super Mario Bros. 2'']]
In ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', the Koopalings kidnap Peach while Mario and Luigi were exploring the castle grounds, which was filled with a lot of coins scattered all around. When news of the kidnapping was revealed to Mario & Luigi, the two give chase to hold each Koopaling (and Bowser) accountable for the capture and rescue Peach at the end. During the credits, she is carried by Mario until they reach the castle, to which they then do a curtsy.
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====''New Super Mario Bros. U'' / ''New Super Luigi U'' / ''New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe''====
[[File:PeachtoadsNSMBU.png|thumb|left|Peach and her Toad guards in ''New Super Mario Bros. U'']]
In ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'', Peach is held captive in her own castle after Bowser throws Mario, Luigi, Yellow and Blue Toad out during a tea party. When the four notice from [[Acorn Plains]] that Peach's castle is held under siege, they give chase to rescue Peach and take back the castle. When the four reach the castle and manage to defeat Bowser for the first time, Peach can be seen high above a lone tower pleading for the heroes' help until bars and a barrier cover up the window and block further communication. She is rescued after Mario, Luigi, Yellow and Blue Toad prevail against the final battle against Bowser and Bowser Jr., and also proceeded to witness alongside the others the Koopa Troop's hasty retreat.
 
The game's story and objective stated above in this section is the same for ''[[New Super Luigi U]]''.
 
For the ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]'' installment, [[Toadette]] gains a form known as [[Peachette]] (after obtaining the [[Super Crown]]), which causes her to look much like Peach and gain Peach's [[Floating Jump]]. If the player fights Bowser and Bowser Jr. as Peachette, just prior to the boss fight, Peach will notice Peachette and express confusion before the barrier covers up the window.
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====''Super Mario 3D World'' / ''Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury''====
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Princess Peach makes a return in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' alongside [[Mario]], [[Luigi]] and [[Toad]] as a playable character, which is the first time since ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' (in 25 years) that she has been playable in a mainstream ''Mario'' game, her first playable appearance in a platformer since ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'', and also the first time she is playable in a 3D ''Mario'' title. Initially, Peach was not intended to be playable before game producer [[Yoshiaki Koizumi]] suggested to the development team that she should be included.<ref>DanielleRiendeau (June 12, 2013). [https://www.polygon.com/2013/6/12/4421244/nintendo-thinking-on-a-different-frequency-with-playable-princess Nintendo thinking on a different frequency with playable Princess Peach]. ''Polygon''. Retrieved December 9, 2022.</ref>
 
At the beginning of the game, the Princess is out for a nighttime walk with Mario, Luigi, and Toad. Toad spots a broken [[Clear Pipe]] sticking from the ground, prompting the Mario Bros. to repair it. Once they do, various items and power-ups spew from it before the [[Sprixie Princesses|Green Sprixie Princess]] emerges and explains that [[Sprixie Kingdom|her kingdom]] is under attack from Bowser, who has kidnapped the other six princesses and sealed them in bottles. Bowser soon emerges from the Clear Pipe as well and captures the Green Sprixie Princess. Princess Peach is the first of the foursome to try and stop Bowser, immediately running for the Pipe and ultimately falling into it. She joined by her friends in their quest across the realms of the Sprixie Kingdom and eventually helps to defeat Bowser.
 
Peach is the second slowest of the playable characters after the unlockable character [[Rosalina]], while her jumps are tied with [[Mario]]'s for the third-best in the game. However, she also has the ability to temporarily hover in the air, as she did in ''Super Mario Bros. 2''. Like every other character in the game, she can use all of the power-ups that appear. Her appearance changes slightly when using some of the power-ups, most notably the [[Fire Flower]]; when she grabs one, her hair, which is normally worn hanging down, [[:File:Fire Princess Peach Artwork - Super Mario 3D World.png|is pulled back into a ponytail]]. Additionally, her Tanooki Suit is darker and has puffy pants and dark boots, rather than its ''Super Mario 3D Land'' design. When power-up forms and items are set to match each characters' color, Peach's are always pink (Fire form aside, as that form is white and red instead), as her [[Cat Mario|Cat Suit]], [[Boomerang Mario|Boomerang Suit]], [[Green Shell|Koopa Shell]] (while [[shell dash]]ing), [[Propeller Box]], [[Cannon Box]], [[Light Box]], and [[Ice Skate]] are all that color.
 
She returns in the game's [[Nintendo Switch]] port, ''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]'', but only appears as a playable character in the ''Super Mario 3D World'' mode. However, in ''Bowser's Fury'', the [[kitten]]s' colors other than the calico ones match those of ''Super Mario 3D World'' playable cast's Cat forms other than Mario, with the magenta one matching Peach's.
 
====''Super Mario Maker''====
Peach also makes some appearances in ''[[Super Mario Maker]]''. In the 10-Mario and 100-Mario Challenges, Peach is kidnapped by a group of [[Goomba]]s, so Mario goes to rescue her, successfully doing so in the latter challenge after the player completes a set number of levels uploaded by other players chosen at random. In addition, Peach appears as an unlockable [[Mystery Mushroom]] [[Costume Mario|costume]], which can be unlocked either at random upon completion of the 100-Mario Challenge, or by scanning a compatible Princess Peach [[amiibo]]. Said costume replaces the usual ''Super Mario Bros.'' sound effects with sounds from ''Super Mario Bros. 2''.
 
====''Super Mario Run''====
Although once again the damsel in distress of the game's story mode, Peach returns as an unlockable playable character in ''[[Super Mario Run]]'' (along with [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Toad]], [[Toadette]], the colored [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]]s and [[Princess Daisy|Daisy]]). She is added to the overall roster after the player defeats Bowser in [[Bowser's Bob-ombing Run]] at least once. While playing the game as Peach, her special ability is her Floating Jump, which has her slowly descend in midair, rather than briefly hover.
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====''Super Mario Odyssey''====
[[File:SMO Art - Wedding Peach.png|thumb|upright=1.1|Artwork of Peach in her wedding dress for ''Super Mario Odyssey'']]
Peach appears again in ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'', once again taking her signature role as the damsel in distress. In the game, Bowser makes an attempt to marry Peach, and large billboards and posters advertising the marriage can be seen throughout the different kingdoms in the game. Peach is also seen to be wearing a tiara, instead of her usual crown. The tiara is revealed to be [[Cappy]]'s sister, [[Tiara]].
 
Mario eventually rescues Princess Peach at the Moon Kingdom, but while he is competing with Bowser and advancing at Peach for the marriage, it ultimately results in Peach rejecting them both, much to their disappointment. When she decides to leave for home on the Odyssey, she beckons them to join her. In the post-game, Peach disappears from her castle, having decided to explore the various kingdoms on her own terms with Tiara. She can be encountered at various kingdoms in a variety of outfits, where she provides Mario with the relevant Power Moon when talked with. After giving Mario the Power Moon, she then makes a brief comment that hints at her next destination. After meeting and obtaining a Power Moon from her in every kingdom, she returns to her castle, though the player can still see her in kingdoms where she was previously encountered, where she now gives comments that are related to the kingdoms.
 
Concept art for the game, touched up in a Japanese artbook, reveals that Peach at one point was going to be [[capture]]d by Bowser.<ref>Doolan, Liam (September 29, 2018). [http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2018/09/super_mario_odyssey_art_book_reveals_official_bowsette_concept_existed_long_before_the_fan-made_one Super Mario Odyssey Art Book Reveals "Official Bowsette" Concept Existed Long Before The Fan-Made One]. ''Nintendo Life''. Retrieved November 9, 2018.</ref> Another concept art from the same book indicated that Mario and Peach would have actually married.<ref>The Mario Bros + Princess Peach Fans (October 7, 2018). [https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1125685354281598&id=851561508360652&refid=52&__tn__=-R&_rdc=3&_rdr]. ''Facebook''. Retrieved November 9, 2018.</ref> In addition, at least two cut outfits were unveiled in concept art, including one  depicting Peach in a Japanese-style coach wearing a pink kimono as an initial version of the outfit she wore at Bowser's Kingdom. The other was her wearing a pink-colored Arabian bellydancer outfit while sitting near a camel, presumably meant to be used at the [[Sand Kingdom]].
 
====''Super Mario Maker 2''====
Peach appears in ''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]'' at the end of the story mode. She appears once the player rebuilds her castle and kisses Mario as a reward. In addition, after her castle is rebuilt, she will offer two jobs, each rewarding her outfit and a wig resembling her hair for the player’s Mii. Her final job can be offered if the player gives [[Toadette|Chief]] 1,000 coins up to ten times to complete a statue of Mario. She rewards the player with her tennis outfit once the job is completed. Her 8-bit form from the [[Mystery Mushroom]] in the previous game also briefly appears when the player starts a new game in Course World's Endless Mode.
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===Anime===
====''Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen!''====
[[File:PeachGMPPAnime.png|thumb|Princess Peach as she appears in ''Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen!'']]
Peach appears in ''[[Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen!]]'' as the damsel-in-distress. The story begins with Mario playing a video game at night. After the power for the TV cuts out, Peach jumps from the screen with enemies chasing her. She explains that she is a princess and asks for his help. Mario instantly becomes lovestruck, but King Koopa appears and kidnaps Peach, leaving behind her [[Brooch]]. The next day, Mario and his twin brother Luigi seek out the origin of the Brooch, and a dog named "Kibidango" is tasked with guiding them there. After they stumble into the [[Mushroom Kingdom]] via [[Warp Pipe|pipe]], a [[Kinoko Sennin|wise sage]] reveals that King Koopa is madly in love with Peach and wants to force her to marry him, hastening Mario's resolve.
 
After many adventures in the strange kingdom, they finally arrive at Peach's castle (then transformed into a stronghold for King Koopa), and manage to defeat him. After returning the Brooch to Peach, she reveals that there is a legend of a matching gem owned by a wonderful prince. Kibidango reacts to the Brooch and transforms into his human form, [[Haru-ōji]] of [[List of Implied Locations#Flower-koku|Flower-koku]], who is said prince. Mario is heartbroken over this, but accepts it.
 
====''Amada Anime Series: Super Mario Bros.''====
[[File:Super_Mario_Issun-bōshi.jpg|thumb|Princess Peach as she appears in ''Super Mario Issun-bōshi'']]
In the story of ''[[Super Mario Momotarō|Momotarō]]'' in the [[Amada Anime Series: Super Mario Bros.|''Super Mario'' anime]], two elderly [[Hammer Bro]]thers, [[Ojīsan and Obāsan]], are grandparents to the beautiful girl "Princess Peach". Because of her great beauty, King Koopa kidnaps her, and Momotaro (Mario) goes to rescue her.
 
In ''[[Super Mario Issun-bōshi|Issun-bōshi]]'', another story in the series, Peach rescues a small Mario and then shows him around the city.
 
Finally, Peach plays the role of Snow White in the third story, ''[[Super Mario Shirayuki-hime|Shirayuki-hime]]''.
 
===DIC cartoons===
{{quote2|The [[Mario]] [[Luigi|Brothers]] will save me, and they'll wipe that reptile smile right off [[Bowser|your]] rotten face!|Princess Toadstool|[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]}}
[[File:peachbowsercartoons.png|thumb|upright=0.85|Princess Toadstool and King Koopa in the intros of the ''Super Mario World'' cartoons]]
In the [[DiC Entertainment]] cartoons ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'', ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' and ''[[Super Mario World (television series)|Super Mario World]]'', Princess Toadstool appears regularly. She has red hair rather than her usual blond, as her appearance was derived directly from the NES sprite for ''Super Mario Bros''. Toadstool is usually kidnapped alongside Toad, so Mario and Luigi save her often. Toadstool also gets herself out of trouble much of the time.
 
[[File:RobotPrincess.jpg|thumb|left|A [[Robot Princess|robotic copy]] of Princess Toadstool in ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'']]
Toadstool searches for someone to defeat King Koopa in ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'', but she also takes the time to help others. She is very charitable, helping orphanages and opening a school. A special form of Toadstool, [[Super Princess]], appears in the ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' episode "[[The Trojan Koopa]]".
 
Sometime after the events of ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'' series finale "[[Super Koopa (episode)|Super Koopa]]", King Koopa, the Koopalings, and their armies are banished from the Mushroom Kingdom. Princess Toadstool, Mario, and Luigi go on vacation to the [[Dinosaur Land|Dinosaur World]], but Toadstool is kidnapped by King Koopa and his minions. After adventuring and befriending Yoshi, Mario and Luigi manage to rescue Princess Toadstool from King Koopa's Neon Castle and decide to stay in Dome City with the [[Cave People]].
 
===''Super Mario World: Mario to Yoshi no Bōken Land''===
In the interactive OVA ''[[Super Mario World: Mario to Yoshi no Bōken Land]]'', Princess Peach is vacationing in Dinosaur Land with Yoshi. She sends a postcard to the Mario Bros., and they decide to join her, only to discover that, as usual, she has been kidnapped by King Koopa, who has begun an invasion of Dinosaur Land. When she is rescued, she joins Mario, Luigi, Yoshi, and [[Yoshi (species)|Red Yoshi]] for a picnic and some [[cake]], in one of its earliest appearances.
 
===''Mario Kirby Meisaku Video''===
Peach has a fairly minor role in the Mario segment of the story, as she informs Mario that treasure from a certain school had been stolen by [[Wario|someone]] calling themselves the Mysterious W.
 
===''Dr. Mario'' series===
[[File:Peach NurseOutfit.jpg|thumb|upright=0.55|Nurse Toadstool as she appears in ''Dr. Mario & Puzzle League'']]
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In the ''[[Dr. Mario (series)|''Dr. Mario]]'' series, Peach wears a pink nurse outfit. In localizations of the original NES game's instruction booklet, she is mentioned and given the name '''Nurse Toadstool''', although this was revised as '''Nurse Peach''' in one of the "Tips" of ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U''. Nurse Toadstool would presumably be [[Dr. Mario]]'s close personal assistant, but she does not have a major role in any version of the game and she is barely seen outside promotional artwork.
 
In the ''[[Club Nintendo (magazine)|Club Nintendo]]'' comic "[[Süße Weihnachten]]", Nurse Toadstool assists Dr. Mario.
 
She appears in ''[[Dr. Mario World]]'', this time referred to as '''Dr. Peach''' and is one of the game's playable characters. She decides to assume this role in order to help out [[Toad (species)|her subjects]], who have been infected by the [[Virus]]es. She is available as one of the doctors after beating stage 3, or by beating the special stage in [[World 14 (Dr. Mario World)|World 14]]. She wears a soft-pink lab coat, unlike other characters who wear white coats, and white heels instead of her usual red. When activated, Dr. Peach's skill is represented by multiple silhouettes of her, and a pink beam of light appears and clears a random column on the board<ref>Nintendo Mobile (June 17, 2019). [https://youtu.be/8b4DNKfs_tU Welcome to Dr. Mario World]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved June 20, 2019.</ref>. Columns with at least one virus are prioritized if one exists, followed by other column with at least one object otherwise. In stage mode, only one column is affected, but in versus, this skill hits one column at level 1, two columns at level 2 to 4 (the skill charges faster at higher levels), and three columns at level 5 (same charge speed as level 4).
 
===''Nintendo Comics System''===
Toadstool appears in the ''[[Nintendo Comics System]]'' comics as a semi-recurring main character with a semi-regular feature called [[Dear Princess Toadstool]]. Several characters, including Luigi and King Bowser Koopa, send letters in for her to answer.
 
Toadstool often appears in the main comic, usually as the damsel but sometimes as a heroine. Notable adventures of hers include [[A Mouser in the Houser]], in which a group of Mousers crown her their queen; [[Bowser Knows Best]], when the Koopalings kidnap Toadstool as a present for their father; [[Magic Carpet Madness]], in which she is hypnotized into a bad girl; and [[The Legend]], a recap of ''Super Mario Bros.''
 
Notably, the comics feature one of the few direct appearances of her father, the [[Mushroom King]]. He is depicted as out of touch but ultimately benevolent. It is shown that others such as his daughter and the royal mushroom assistant, [[Wooster]], strongly aid him in his decision-making. He would also reappear in the ''[[Nintendo Adventure Books]]''.
 
===''Club Nintendo''===
Peach regularly appears in the German [[Club Nintendo (magazine)|''Club Nintendo'' magazine]] comics. After several minor appearances, she plays her first leading role in the story "[[Super Mario: Verloren in der Zeit]]." With the help of a manipulated [[Alarm Clock (item)|Alarm Clock]], [[Dr. Wily]] manages to take over Mario's hometown and win Peach over, turning her into an evil black-dressed witch. However, this is only one of Mario's dreams.
 
"[[Super Mario in Die Nacht des Grauens]]" features a second major appearance of Peach. In this story, she lives together with Mario and several other Nintendo characters in a [[Brooklyn]] [[Nintendo Skyscraper|skyscraper]]. Wario signs a contract with [[Abigor]], a demon, allowing Abigor to take over the skyscraper in exchange for him manipulating Peach's brain so she falls in love with Wario. The spell ends up turning her into a zombie. When Mario and his friends Link and Kirby try to rescue her, the only thing they find is a magical golden die, which takes them to the underworld. They meet Abigor and his allies there. After defeating them, they find the princess, who is still a zombie. Mario gives her a hug, and she returns to normal.
 
===''Super Mario-kun''===
[[File:PrincessPeach SuperMarioKun 16.jpg|thumb|Peach in ''Super Mario-kun'']]
Peach also appears in the Japanese-exclusive ''[[Super Mario-kun]]'' manga series. She is a less frequently occurring character as Mario, Luigi, or Yoshi, but she serves her role as damsel-in-distress. Also in the manga, it is seen that she shares a good friendship with other characters, such as Rosalina. In volume 38, for example, Rosalina talks with her as if they are old friends.
 
===''Otenba Peach-hime''===
A young version of Peach appears as the lead in the manga strip ''[[Otenba Peach-hime]]''.
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===''Mario Golf'' series===
====''NES Open Tournament Golf''====
[[File:Peach Mario NES 2.png|thumb|150px|Artwork of Peach kissing Mario for ''NES Open Tournament Golf'']]
In ''[[NES Open Tournament Golf]]'', Peach only appears as Mario's caddy. She also sometimes appears on the menu when on the green when a Cup-Out is declared. This is the second out of the only two NES games (the first being her cameo appearance in the NES version of ''[[Tetris]]'') in which Peach is depicted with blonde hair in game, which reflects her artwork by [[Yoichi Kotabe]] (all other NES games depict her as either a redhead or a brunette), and also the only game where Peach never wears her crown (or any headwear) at all, even though the illustration of her kissing Mario depicts her with her crown on her head.
 
====''Mario Golf'' (Nintendo 64)====
Peach makes her first ''[[Mario Golf (series)|Mario Golf]]'' playable appearance in ''[[Mario Golf (Nintendo 64)|Mario Golf]]'' for the [[Nintendo 64]]. She has one of the lightest hits, best control, great spin, and hits the ball straight despite lacking distance. In single-player modes, she is one of the four default characters.
 
====''Mario Golf'' (Game Boy Color)====
In ''[[Mario Golf (Game Boy Color)|Mario Golf]]'' for the [[Game Boy Color]], Peach appears as a supporting character. She appears in [[Peach's Castle]] when the player gets first place in every tournament, Peach sends a letter, inviting players to participate in her tournament. When the player gets at least third place in the tournament, Peach appears in the awards ceremony to hand out the trophy.
 
====''Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour''====
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|image=[[File:ToadstoolTour Peach Mug.png]]
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|star_drive=235 yards
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|height=Moderate
|impact=14
|star_impact=11
|control=13
|spin=05
}}
Peach reprises her role as a playable character in ''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]''. Her shot path is straight, but her max yards is a below-average 203. Her shot height is medium. Her impact and control is fairly good, but her spin is low. She holds a tournament in her course named [[Peach's Castle Grounds]].
 
During the opening cinematic, Peach, Mario, Luigi, and Daisy form a quartet and go on an adventure in a freestyle golfing exhibition. As the adventure unfolds, Peach makes her shot first, then after her comes Mario, Daisy, and Luigi. Near the climax of the scene, Peach and her quartet are strolling in the wilderness until they see Bowser's Castle in the distance. Peach is seen closing her eyes in defense after witnessing an unexpected explosion from the distance.


This installment marks the debut of Peach starting to wear her modern and current traditional sports attire for the ''Mario'' sports series overall; more details about the outfit she wears in this game can be found [[Princess_Peach#Alternate_outfits|here]].
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====''Mario Golf: Advance Tour''====
Peach yet again appears as a playable character in ''[[Mario Golf: Advance Tour]]''. In the primary mode of this installment, she invites [[Neil]] and [[Ella]] to participate in her Open once they have proven themselves in their world. When Neil or Ella gets first place in every Tourney in singles or doubles, she sends them a letter inviting them to her tourney. When Neil or Ella gets at least third place in the tourney, Peach oversees the ceremony as Toadsworth hands out the trophy.
 
====''Mario Golf: World Tour''====
Peach appears in ''[[Mario Golf: World Tour]]'' as a default playable character. She once again plays with an easy-control, low power style. In the game there are Peach-related clubs and gear for the player's Mii to use. Although Peach wears her sports dress during gameplay itself, she also wears her main dress during the Castle Club mode as well as magically changing into it during post hole celebrations (when the player scores a Birdie or better as her). Additionally, Peach has a course which is designed after her, located in [[Peach Gardens (golf course)|Peach Gardens]].
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====''Mario Golf: Super Rush''====
Peach reappears in ''[[Mario Golf: Super Rush]]'' as a Control character. She has the Spiral Stinger as her Special Shot and the Ribbon Dash as her Special Dash. In this installment, Peach wears a newer outfit, which is based on what golfers wear in the real world.
 
===''Mario Kart'' series===
[[File:MK8-Line-Peach-Star.gif|thumb|150px|upright=1.2|Peach with a Super Star in a [[LINE]] sticker for ''Mario Kart 8'']]
[[File:MK8 Peach Car Horn Emblem.png|thumb|left|200px|Princess Peach Horn from ''Mario Kart 8'']]
Princess Peach has always been a playable character in the [[Mario Kart (series)|''Mario Kart'' series]], where she is usually referred to as Peach. She also has several courses that are themed around her. In ''Mario Kart 8''{{'}}s [[Toad Harbor]], a statue of Peach based on the Statue of Liberty can be seen in the background. Princess Peach also appears on the posters featuring [[Sweet Sweet Canyon]] for the sponsor [[List of sponsors debuting in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#Galaxy Air|Galaxy Air]].
====''Super Mario Kart''====
In ''[[Super Mario Kart]]'', when controlled by the CPU, Peach can use [[Poison Mushroom]]s to shrink the other drivers.
 
====''Mario Kart 64''====
Peach returns in ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' as a playable character, and the [[N64 Royal Raceway|Royal Raceway]] course is themed around her. She is classified as a light driver.
 
====''Mario Kart: Super Circuit''====
Peach returns in ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'' with her own course, [[GBA Peach Circuit|Peach Circuit]]. Like in ''Mario Kart 64'', she is a lightweight driver.
 
====''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''====
In ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'', Peach is classified as a Medium driver. Her default partner is [[Princess Daisy|Daisy]], and their special item is the [[Heart (item)|Heart]]. Peach's personal kart is the [[Heart Coach]], which is available by default. Her own course is [[GCN Peach Beach|Peach Beach]].
 
====''Mario Kart DS''====
In ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'', Peach is a Light driver, and her karts are the [[Royale]] and the [[Light Tripper]]. In Mission Mode, she has to race against [[King Boo]]. She is advanced at drifting corners and has average item use. The [[DS Peach Gardens|Peach Gardens]] course is themed around her, and {{classic|GBA|Peach Circuit}} returns as a [[classic course]].
 
====''Mario Kart Wii''====
Peach appears in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' as a Medium-size driver, and has an Acceleration Bonus Stat of +5 making her the easiest Medium driver to reach top speed; in this game, she also wears a [[#Alternate outfits|biker/jumpsuit outfit]] when the player chooses [[Bike|motorbikes]]. A statue of Peach appears in the battle course [[Block Plaza]], a billboard featuring her appears in [[Moonview Highway]], and her [[emblem]] is seen in [[Dry Dry Ruins (race course)|Dry Dry Ruins]].
 
====''Mario Kart 7''====
In ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'', Peach is classified as a light racer. While she does not have a race course, she has a battle course called [[Sherbet Rink]].
 
====''Mario Kart 8'' and ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''====
Peach is a returning playable racer in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'', and she retains her jumpsuit from ''Mario Kart Wii'' when she is driving bikes/ATVs, while her signature dress is used exclusively for karts. [[Pink Gold Peach]], a character who appears to be to Peach what [[Metal Mario]] is to Mario, is also introduced as an unlockable playable character in this game. Peach reprises her role in the [[Nintendo Switch]] port ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''.
 
One of Peach's [[Jump Boost|tricks]] involves blowing a kiss that varies depending on which vehicle that she is riding; if the player is using a [[Sport bike (vehicle class)|sport bike]], she blows the kiss with her right hand<ref name="Peachsportglidertrick">{{media link|Peach_on_sport_bike.jpg|Princess Peach's glider trick while riding a sport bike}}.</ref>, and when using a [[Standard bike (vehicle class)|standard bike]], she uses her left hand.<ref name="Peachstandardglidertrick">{{media link|Peach on standard bike.jpg|Princess Peach's glider trick while riding a standard bike}}.</ref>
 
====''Mario Kart Tour''====
Peach reappears in a playable role yet again in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', where she is available as a Super character; the Heart reappears as her special item. As of the [[Tokyo Tour]], Peach in a kimono outfit, known as '''Peach (Kimono)''' in-game is a playable variant in ''Mario Kart Tour'', being the first High-End Spotlight driver of the tour and having the [[Mushroom Cannon]] as her special item. In addition, Peach also has other separate variants for various tours, those being '''Peach (Vacation)''' for the [[Paris Tour (2019)|2019 Paris Tour]], whose design is derived from the outfit she wears when visiting the Sand, Ruined, Cloud, and Metro Kingdoms during the post-game for ''Super Mario Odyssey''; '''Peach (Wintertime)''' for the [[Ice Tour]], whose design is derived from the outfit she wears when visiting the Cap, Snow, and Moon Kingdoms during the post-game for ''Super Mario Odyssey''; '''Peach (Wedding)''' for the [[Wedding Tour]], whose design is based on the [[Lochlady Dress|wedding dress]] she wears in ''Super Mario Odyssey''; '''Peach (Halloween)''' for the [[Halloween Tour (2020)|2020 Halloween Tour]], whose design originated from a Halloween-themed HOME Menu theme for the [[Nintendo 3DS]]; '''Peach (Explorer)''' for the [[Sunset Tour]], whose design is derived from the outfit she wears when visiting the Cascade, Wooded and Lost Kingdoms during the post-game for ''Super Mario Odyssey''; '''Peach (Happi)''' for the [[Mario vs. Peach Tour]], whose design is based on Mario (Happi)'s design, and '''Peach (Yukata)''' for the [[Samurai Tour]], whose design is partially derived from the outfit she wears when visiting Bowser's Kingdom during the post-game for ''Super Mario Odyssey''. The first variant utilizes the [[Coin Box]] as her special item, the second variant utilizes the [[Dash Ring]], the third variant utilizes the [[Triple Mushrooms]], the fourth variant utilizes the [[Fire Flower]], the fifth variant utilizes the [[Bob-omb Cannon]], the sixth variant utilizes the [[Lucky Seven]], and the last variant utilizes the [[Giga Bob-omb]]. Pink Gold Peach and [[Cat Mario|Cat Peach]] also appear as drivers, with the former having the Coin Box as her special item and the latter having the [[Super Bell]]. Peach in her doctor outfit from ''Dr. Mario World'' debuted in the [[Peach vs. Bowser Tour (May 2022)|May 2022 Peach vs. Bowser Tour]].
 
Starting from the [[Holiday Tour (2021)|2021 Holiday Tour]], Peach (Wintertime) is available in regular tour pipes, including the All-Clear Pipe. Peach (Explorer) is also available in regular tour pipes starting from the [[Singapore Tour]].
 
Like almost every character, Peach has her own [[Peach Cup|self-named cup]]. She has also her own [[Peach Tour|self-named tour]] and Team Rally tours [[Peach vs. Daisy Tour|against Daisy]], [[Mario vs. Peach Tour|against Mario]] , and [[Peach vs. Bowser Tour|against Bowser]].
 
====''Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit''====
Peach appears as a playable character in ''[[Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit]]'', where she is a selectable character in the game's Relay Mode.
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===''Super Mario Adventures''===
[[File:Special delivery.png|thumb|upright=0.85|The Princess dressed up as Luigi]]
Princess Toadstool also appears in the ''[[Super Mario Adventures]]'' serial in [[Nintendo Power]]. In this story, Bowser proposes marriage to her, but she refuses. Despite being held captive by the Koopalings, she does not give in easily. In the fourth installment she beats up all the male Koopalings and locks them in her own cell, then messes up [[Wendy O. Koopa]]'s room and threatens to shred her favorite dress. She then drops out of their tower, using a [[Cape]] to fly away. On the way, though, she is knocked off-course by a [[Bullet Bill]] carrying Mario and lands unconscious. Luigi, Yoshi, and Toad find her. Luigi then sets off to rescue Mario as the others keep an eye on Peach.
 
When she awakens from a nightmare, she learns from Toad that the Koopalings are holding Mario for ransom and becomes determined to break him out, despite Toad's warning that she might spoil Luigi's plan (infiltrating the tower disguised as her). With some assistance from Yoshi and [[Friendly Floyd]], the Princess busts back into the tower, saying she will light a pack of Floyd's bombs unless Mario is set free. After a lot of chaos the group escapes Wendy's Tower.
 
Bowser recaptures the Princess later in the story to force her hand in marriage, also threatening to curse the Mushroom Kingdom's denizens if she refuses. However, as his planned wedding draws near, she still refuses to marry him and attacks all the [[Koopa Troopa]]s attending to her in her dressing room. When trying to sweet-talk her does not work, Bowser realizes that he needs a hypnotist, so he has a [[Magikoopa]] brainwash her into agreeing to marry the Koopa King. As a result of this, she is unable to fight back until a herd of Yoshis destroy the magic wand, thus breaking the spell. Mario, Princess Toadstool, Luigi, and Yoshi escape and Peach kisses Mario on the cheek.
 
===''Mario's Early Years!'' series===
Peach also appeared in ''[[Mario's Early Years! Fun with Letters]]'' where she, along with Mario and Yoshi, traveled in a wooden boat learning about grammar and letters. She also appeared in ''[[Mario's Early Years! Fun with Numbers]]'' and ''[[Mario's Early Years! Preschool Fun]]''.
 
===''Yoshi's Safari''===
In ''[[Yoshi's Safari]]'', Bowser attacks [[Jewelry Land]]. Bowser catches [[King Fret]] and [[Prince Pine]] and holds them captive. Being a good friend of Prince Pine, Peach sends a letter to Yoshi and Mario to help them. It is also the very first game to call her Princess Peach in the Western games, as opposed to Princess Toadstool.
 
===''Mario & Wario''===
Peach appears in ''[[Mario & Wario]]''. She, Mario, and Yoshi need [[Wanda]]'s help after [[Wario]] drops buckets on their heads. Peach is the slowest but easiest character to direct.
 
===''Yoshi's Cookie''===
Peach also appears in ''[[Yoshi's Cookie]]'', where she is a selectable character in the VS Mode.
Her stats are the following: 1 ATT - 3 DEF - 3 MES - 2 LIM
 
===''Excitebike: Bun Bun Mario Battle Stadium''===
[[File:MarioExcitebike MarioWins.png|thumb]]
Peach appears in the Japan-only game ''[[Excitebike: Bun Bun Mario Battle Stadium]]'', where she is a playable character (along with Mario, Luigi, Toad and Wario). She also proceeds to kiss Mario if he wins first prize (with Wario being "bumped").
 
===''Hotel Mario''===
Toadstool is the damsel-in-distress in ''[[Hotel Mario]]'', where she is kidnapped by Bowser and the [[Koopalings]]. Mario and Luigi set out to rescue her by destroying the hotels she is trapped in. Once the player beats Bowser, the Princess kisses Mario and Luigi on the cheek. The Princess, Mario and Luigi then proceed to call the player "the best player ever".
 
===''Mario Teaches Typing'' series===
Peach is also playable in several educational computer games. She is one of the playable characters in ''[[Mario Teaches Typing]]'', where she gives the typing lessons, then she appears in ''[[Mario Teaches Typing 2]]'', with the same role. In these two games, her dress is colored purple instead of pink compared to her other appearances.
 
===''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars''===
[[File:SMRPG Peach.gif|thumb|upright=0.66|left|Toadstool in ''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars'']]
In ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'', Toadstool is one of Mario's party members, along with [[Mallow]], [[Geno]] and Bowser. At the beginning of the game, Bowser kidnaps her with his Koopa Clown Car, while she is sitting outside of [[Mario Bros.' House|Mario's Pad]]. Mario come to save her, and defeats Bowser after a battle. [[Exor]] crashes into [[Bowser's Castle|Bowser's Keep]], and send the three flying in different directions. Toadstool lands in [[Booster Tower]]. [[Booster]] instantly falls in love with her, and plans to force her to marry him, despite her cries of, "MARIOHELPMEMARIOHELPME". After Mario has charged Booster Tower and defeats [[Knife Guy]] and [[Grate Guy]], Booster grabs Toadstool and run away with her up [[Booster Hill]]. He reaches [[Marrymore]], where he wants to marry Toadstool as soon as possible. Mario manages to stop the wedding, and take Toadstool back to [[Toad Town|Mushroom Kingdom]]. She is put under the eyes of the [[Toad Minister|Chancellor]], who, desperate for the princess's safety, would not have wanted her to follow Mario on his quest against [[Smithy]]. However, Toadstool escapes from the [[Peach's Castle|Mushroom Castle]] with the help of her "[[Grandma]]", who dress herself up as the princess, and joins Mario's party to help them defeat Smithy. At the end of the game, Toadstool and Mario return to Mushroom Kingdom together.
 
===''Mario Party'' series===
[[File:PeachDaisy_MP9.png|thumb|upright=1.1|Artwork of Peach and Daisy holding a [[Dice Block]] in ''Mario Party 9'']]
Peach is also playable in all games of the [[Mario Party (series)|''Mario Party'' series]]. For the [[Mario Party|first installment]], Peach competes with the others to determine which of them is the superstar. Aside from this, she also was responsible for creating the [[Peach's Birthday Cake]] board, as revealed by Toad in one of his quotes. The [[Mario Party 2|second installment]] has Peach helping out to save [[Mario Land (Mario Party 2)|Mario Land]] from Bowser's takeover. The opening also has her suggesting they name the new theme park "Peach Land", with the rest of the cast humorously collapsing in response to this suggestion before resuming their argument. In ''[[Mario Party 3]]''{{'}}s Story Mode, the player has to defeat her on the [[Blowhard]] duel board for the Love [[Star Stamp]]. On the ''Mario Party 3'' duel boards, she starts with [[Toad]] as her partner.
 
In ''[[Mario Party 4]]'', Peach is one of the participants exploring the Party Cube which like previous installments included boards and corresponding minigames. Peach joins her friends in ''[[Mario Party 5]]'' to save the Dream Depot. For ''[[Mario Party 6]]'', Peach helps out to end a fight between [[Brighton]] and [[Twila]]. In ''[[Mario Party 7]]'', her default partner is [[Princess Daisy|Daisy]], and their Character Orb is the [[Flower Orb]]. Peach appears in ''[[Mario Party 8]]'' participating in the Star Carnival alongside her friends. ''[[Mario Party 9]]'', has Peach helping the rest of her friends take back the Mini Stars that were stolen by Bowser and his troops.
 
For the portable installments of the ''Mario Party'' series, Peach is one of the playable characters in ''[[Mario Party Advance]]''; she must be played in the Love Quest, ''Love That Princess''!, when visiting [[Mr. I]]. Peach's second appearance was in ''[[Mario Party DS]]'', in which she and her friends answer a fake invitation from Bowser and then are unfortunately shrunken to the size of chess pieces.
 
Depending on who she is teamed up with will determine their team name. Peach has earned team names such as "Fan Favorites" (when paired up with [[Mario]] in ''Mario Party DS''), "Pink Punishers" (when paired up with [[Toadette]] in ''Mario Party 6''), "Black Peaches" (when paired up with [[Waluigi]] in ''Mario Party DS''), "Sweetie Pies" (when paired up with [[Yoshi]] in ''Mario Party DS''), and "Glamour Hammer" (when paired up with [[Hammer Bro]] in ''[[Mario Party 8]]'').
 
In ''[[Super Mario Party]]'', Peach's [[Dice Block]] allows her to roll a 0, 2, 4, 4, 4, or 6.
 
===''Game & Watch Gallery'' series===
====''Game & Watch Gallery''====
Peach's Castle is used as the setting for the ''[[Game & Watch Gallery]]'' minigame ''[[Fire (Game & Watch)|Fire]]'', and Peach herself appears in the 200-, 500-, and 700-[[point]] borders where she blows a kiss, which can be used to redeem an earlier miss.
 
Peach appears as Mario's partner in the Modern version of ''[[Octopus (Game & Watch)|Octopus]]'', where she waits in a boat for Mario to retrieve treasure in a sunken ship while he avoids the titular creature. If the player succeeds in getting back to the boat with treasure, she is overjoyed to see Mario.
 
====''Game & Watch Gallery 2''====
Peach appears in the Modern version of the [[Donkey Kong (Game & Watch)|Game & Watch adaptation]] of the ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'' arcade game in ''[[Game & Watch Gallery 2]]''. [[Donkey Kong]] has kidnapped her, and Mario has to rescue her. Peach is also the main character of the Modern version of ''[[Chef]]'', where she has to flip sausages, bacon, and eggs, without letting them fall. Key artwork for the latter minigame shows Peach flipping fish and some meat while sticking her tongue out in concentration, while Toad watches with a very obvious desire to eat the prepping food, while the image representing ''Chef'' on the Overseas box art/cartridge art depicts Peach attempting to catch scrambled eggs, a sausage, and some fish that Luigi presumably threw at her.
 
====''Game & Watch Gallery 3''====
Peach appears in the ''[[Game & Watch Gallery 3]]'' minigame ''[[Turtle Bridge]]'', where she acts as a recipient for Mario's gifts that Toad has to deliver.
 
Aside from the game above, Peach also hosts with Mario the Gift Mode of the Gallery section, where she, alongside Mario, explains how to unlock more items as well as what is unlocked if one meets the requirements.
 
====''Game & Watch Gallery 4''====
Peach appears on the swing in the lower right-hand corner in the Modern version of ''[[Rain Shower]]'' in ''[[Game & Watch Gallery 4]]'' if the player gets a high enough score, and as such, Mario needs to move her out of the way of Bowser's water balloons. Aside from this, she also reprises her roles in the Modern versions of ''Fire'', ''Chef'', ''Donkey Kong'', and ''Octopus''.
 
Aside from this, Peach also appears in some preview animations for some games if the player selects a game yet does not start it. In particular, she appears in the animations for ''Donkey Kong'' and ''Chef''.
 
In the animation for ''Donkey Kong'', Peach is admirably watching Mario trying to balance on a barrel. However, this ends up turning out badly when Mario starts rolling out of control, forcing Peach to flee until Donkey Kong unwittingly saves her by standing in front of the barrel, sending Mario flying, as she admires Donkey Kong.
 
In the animation for ''Chef'', Peach flips some eggs to Mario, who is clearly waiting to be fed. Although Mario manages to eat three eggs, several more end up falling down with Peach flipping them to Mario's table at a quick enough rate that he ultimately ends up buried underneath the eggs, clearly overwhelmed by the number, before Yoshi comes in, eats all the eggs, and takes a stunned Mario away.
 
===''Mario Tennis'' series===
[[File:Mpt peachreturn.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|Peach on the court in ''[[Mario Power Tennis]]'']]
In the [[Mario Tennis (series)|''Mario Tennis'' series]], Peach is a Technique character who has strong ball control. She can send the ball to the edges of the court, potentially forcing the opponent to lose form while trying to retrieve the ball. Her weakest attribute, however, tends to be her power. Her serves are usually below average, putting her at a disadvantage making and returning serves.
 
====''Mario Tennis'' (Nintendo 64)====
In ''[[Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64)|Mario Tennis]]'' for the [[Nintendo 64]], even though Peach is Technique, she leans more towards all-around. This is because of her height to reach the ball, and her speed and ability to send the ball over the net. In the game's intro, Peach is seen walking in line with the other characters, giving greeting signs. During the tournament, she wins against [[Birdo]] to advance to the semi-finals, but loses to [[Luigi]] in the following semi-final match. Later, when Wario and Waluigi unexpectedly arrive, Peach is caught off guard. As the commotion between Mario and Luigi against Wario and Waluigi continues to stir up, Peach begins to feel doubtful. After Bowser arrives, the quarrel cools off, and Peach laughs with Daisy standing next to her.
 
In the game's group artwork, which is also shown on the title screen, Peach can be seen sitting on the referee's seat, despite Mario being the only referee in-game.
 
====''Mario Tennis'' (Game Boy Color)====
[[File:Mario Tennis GBC.PNG|thumb|Peach alongside Daisy in the Game Boy Color version of ''Mario Tennis'']]
In the [[Game Boy Color]] version of ''[[Mario Tennis (Game Boy Color)|Mario Tennis]]'', Peach is an unlockable character, much like Mario. She appears in her castle, narrating the game. [[Princess Daisy|Daisy]] is at her side all the time. She is unlocked once the player beats the Doubles Mario Tour.
 
====''Mario Power Tennis''====
In ''[[Mario Power Tennis]]'', Peach is a technique player. Her most notable attribute is her control over the ball, allowing her to make sharp hits that touch the sides of the court. Being taller than Mario, she has slightly above average reach. Her biggest disadvantage is her lack of power; her serve is among the weakest in the game. She is also a tad slow, and her lunge is only average. Her [[Offensive Power Shot]] is the [[Super Peach Spin]], which is an extreme curved shot that sends opponents walking toward the net, while her [[Defensive Power Shot]] is the [[Sweet Kiss Return]], a lob shot. Peach's home turf is the [[Peach Dome]], which is the same place where trophies get handed out when participants win tournaments. Peach appears in a few of the trophy ceremonies for specified characters (when players choose Singles Tournaments). In the event that Peach herself wins a Singles Tournament, her respective trophies are handed out by Mario and Luigi.
 
During the opening cinematic, Peach is seen on the tournament bracket with her partner Daisy. She is also briefly seen during a match against Yoshi and Donkey Kong as Daisy returns the ball. The princess duo is eventually eliminated from the tournament. During the night of the final match, Peach stands at the upper barracks of the Peach Dome by Toadsworth, who announces the contenders, Mario and Luigi vs. Yoshi and Donkey Kong, but is caught off guard when Wario, Waluigi, and Bowser show up instead of Yoshi and Donkey Kong. Turmoil engulfs the scene as explosives fly everywhere, and at one point, Peach gasps in horror when she witnesses a horde of explosives stowing aboard the underside of Bowser's balloon.
 
====''Mario Tennis: Power Tour''====
In ''[[Mario Tennis: Power Tour]]'', Peach invites [[Clay]] and [[Ace]] to her tournament after they complete the [[Island Open]]. She has them escorted by Mario and Toadsworth on her private plane.
 
====''Mario Tennis Open''====
For ''[[Mario Tennis Open]]'', Peach returns as one of the starting participants. Her home court is now called [[Peach's Palace]], which is a carpet court. She wears her usual sports minidress in this game. She has the same stats as she had in ''Mario Power Tennis''; she is still a technique player. Players can buy an entire Peach gear set from the shop for their [[Mii]]s, as well as unlocking a Peach costume after they have collected at least eight-hundred points in Ring Shot, one of the four Special Games.
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====''Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash''====
[[File:Mario-Tennis-Ultra-Smash-10.jpg|thumb|upright=0.55|Peach celebrating her match victory in ''Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash'']]
Peach appears once again as a default playable character in ''[[Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash]]''. She retains her stats as a Technique character from the two previous ''Mario Tennis'' installments before this one. Peach's amiibo can be used as well, and serves as a doubles partner that can be trained by the player.
 
====''Mario Tennis Aces''====
Peach reprises her role as a playable character in ''[[Mario Tennis Aces]]''. In this installment, Peach retains her sports dress, but her footwear is replaced by a set of hard cross-trainer shoes with short white ankle socks. For the majority of modes in this game where the player is allowed to play as Peach, her [[Special Shot]] involves her forming a heart with her racket and hitting the ball.
 
For this game's "Adventure Mode," after winning the tournament with Mario, Peach was to be "bequeathed" alongside the judges (who were Wario and Waluigi in disguise) with the enchanted racket [[Lucien]]. However, Luigi ended up intercepting the racket, and was possessed alongside with Wario and Waluigi. Peach, alongside with Daisy, then learned from Toad (after being pressured by the latter) about the Kingdom of Bask and the racket's possible connection to it. Peach stayed at what remained of the stadium at Toad's request alongside Daisy, citing that Lucien alongside the possessed Wario, Waluigi, and Luigi would have exploited their absence to attack the stadium again if they had accompanied Mario and Toad, requesting only that they do not get themselves into extremely dangerous situations. Just prior to Mario and Toad's return, she alongside Daisy received a flyer, advertising that Team Mario should face Team Luigi at Marina Stadium for the five Power Stones, and revealed as much to them upon their return after learning of what they've discovered. Peach, Daisy, and Mario were initially unsure whether they could even beat Lucien, until Astren informs them of how Lucien only controls weak-willed individuals, and also had portions of King Bask's powers donated among them to allow them a fighting chance at defeating them and freeing them from Lucien's control. Peach and Daisy then fought Wario and Waluigi while Mario faced Luigi, ultimately succeeding in freeing them.
 
Their victory is short lived, with Bowser stealing Lucien. Peach attempts to warn Bowser against stealing it, and implies he is possessed by it, although Bowser makes clear that he was stealing it of his own free will and intending to settle his rivalry with Mario with it before leaving for the depths of Bask Ruins. After Mario defeated the resulting fusion between the two, [[Bowcien]], Peach congratulated Mario for surpassing the odds, and also reflects that true power is to be used for protection instead of controlling others.
 
Peach was also available to play as in the game's online tournament demo, where she was available from the start.
 
===''Paper Mario'' series===
====''Paper Mario''====
[[File:PM Peach Main Artwork.png|thumb|upright=0.55|Solo art of Peach for ''Paper Mario'']]
In ''[[Paper Mario]]'', Bowser once again kidnaps Peach, this time using his castle to carry her away. While being held captive in her own room in the castle, a [[Star (species)|Star Kid]] named [[Twink]] comes to help her, and together they find a secret passage out of her room. Peach sabotages Bowser's plots by supplying Mario with a relatively constant stream of information, using Twink as her messenger. She also uses a special treasure chest, where she could store items, and Mario could fetch them at the chest's counterpart at [[Shooting Star Summit]]. Peach then bakes a cake for [[Gourmet Guy]], and also participate in the [[64th Trivia Quiz-Off]] run by Bowser's minions. Peach wins a [[Sneaky Parasol]], which allows her to disguise herself as one of Bowser's guards. She could use the parasol to become a [[Koopatrol]], a [[Clubba]] and a [[Hammer Bro]]. However, her disguise is lifted by [[Kammy Koopa]] as Kammy recognizes Peach.
 
After his defeat, Bowser grabs the princess and runs to the roof of the castle. He then uses the [[Star Rod (Paper Mario)|Star Rod]] to make himself completely invincible. Princess Peach and Twink get into a fight with Kammy Koopa, and defeat her. Peach then wishes that her kingdom would remain safe. Twink and Peach add their power to the [[Star Beam]], then called [[Peach Beam]], enabling it to break Bowser's invincibility. Bowser finally is defeated and Peach's castle returns to its original spot in [[Toad Town]]. During the celebrations, she also proceeds to inform the gathered guests about how the Star Haven has been fully restored after Bowser's defeat, and expresses hope for peace for a long time to come before formally announcing the beginning of the celebrations. After the [[victory parade|parade]], Mario takes Peach to his place to watch the fireworks.
 
A character named "[[A gossip-loving Toad]]" posts gossips about Princess Peach on the back side of the notice board in [[Toad Town]].
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====''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''====
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In ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'', at [[Rogueport]], Peach receives the [[Magical Map]] as she is told she has a pure heart, which is needed to be able to open the chest of the map. [[Sir Grodus]], however, kidnaps her. On the [[X-Naut Fortress]] on the [[moon]], the base's main computer, the [[TEC-XX]], falls in love with her due to a short circuit in its system, and betrays Grodus to help Peach escape and send an e-mail to Mario. It is later revealed that Sir Grodus has been tricked and is following the plans of the Shadow Sirens to reanimate the [[Shadow Queen]] with Peach as a vessel.
 
In [[Petalburg]], there is a [[Koopa Troopa]] Peach fan who collects posters and pictures about Princess Peach. Between Chapters 2 and 3 of the game, one of his posters, which is life-sized, is mistaken by [[Bowser]] as the real thing.
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In ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'', Peach, along with Bowser, Luigi, and Bowser's minions, are kidnapped by [[Count Bleck]]. Bleck forces Peach and Bowser to marry, as doing this is the only way to form the evil [[Chaos Heart]], which would destroy the world. As Luigi, who is attending the wedding, stomps on the Chaos Heart in an attempt to stop it, everything is destroyed. Peach, however, survives and later escapes Bleck's Castle (with the help of [[Private Koopa]] and [[Dimentio]], a follower of Count Bleck). Peach falls from the sky into [[Flipside]]; although she is temporarily unconscious when Mario find her, she recovers and joins the team after Mario gives her some [[Spicy Soup]]. Peach can float and shield herself from enemies using her parasol. Luigi and Bowser later join the cause, although Bowser has to be convinced by Peach and Mario first.
 
She eventually is sent to the Overthere after Dimentio seemingly vaporized her as well as Bowser and Mario, and ended up unknowingly eating a Golden Apple which left her in a deep sleep. She is eventually awoken after Mario fed her a Black Apple to forcibly wake her up.
 
Over time, Peach and the rest of the gang eventually make it to [[Castle Bleck|Count Bleck's lair]]. In Chapter 8-2, [[Mimi]], a loyal minion of Count Bleck, taunts her for having been kidnapped so many times and for being rescued by plumbers instead of just rescuing herself. Peach and Mimi battle soon after. When Peach wins, a trap door is activated and Mimi falls through it. However, Peach saves her. The two fall down the shaft and are believed to be lost, but both survive. Peach comes back during the final battle against Count Bleck. As it is revealed, Dimentio was the real threat, as Bleck only wanted to destroy the world after the loss of his girlfriend. His girlfriend, however, turns out to be [[Tippi]], a member of Mario's team. After defeating [[Super Dimentio]] and freeing Luigi, Peach witnesses the marriage of Bleck and Tippi in order to stop [[The Void]].
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====''Paper Mario: Sticker Star''====
Princess Peach first appears in the intro of ''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]'', when she is hosting [[Sticker Fest]], a holiday where wishes come true with the power of the [[Royal Sticker]]s and the [[Sticker Comet]]. However, Bowser crashes the festival and steals the Royal Stickers. He also kidnaps Peach and the local [[Toad (species)|Toads]], sticking them with Bowser Tape. Mario soon saves the Toads and eventually Peach. She then thanks him for allowing everyone's wish to come true - a peaceful kingdom. The Sticker Fest returns and Peach once again congratulates Mario and the kingdom for their efforts.
 
====''Paper Mario: Color Splash''====
[[File:PMCS - Princess Peach.png|thumb|left|130px|Peach's appearance in ''Paper Mario: Color Splash'']]
Peach first appears in the intro of ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]'', where she hands Mario a postmarked colorless Toad. She then accompanies Mario on their voyage to [[Prism Island]]. After Mario meets [[Huey]] for the first time, Peach occupies a hotel room in [[Port Prisma]] and heals Mario whenever his [[Heart Point|HP]] is low. However, after Mario obtains the red [[Big Paint Star]], she is kidnapped by [[Black Bowser]]. She then sends various [[Holo-Peach]]es to Mario as he progresses throughout his adventure, telling Mario her whereabouts and spying on Bowser, attempting to learn his plans. However, after a certain point, Black Bowser finds out what she is up to and orders for her color to be drained. The final battle has a color-drained Peach on display above Bowser's throne, and is used beforehand to lure Mario into a battle with Roy.
 
After beating Black Bowser and restoring him to his original form, Mario recolors Peach, and together they escape [[Black Bowser's Castle]]. Peach is later seen next to Mario at Port Prisma in the celebration of the return of the Paint Stars to Prism Island, cheering him up over the loss of Huey, saying that he would probably be watching over the island right then.
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====''Paper Mario: The Origami King''====
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In ''[[Paper Mario: The Origami King]]'', Peach invites Mario and Luigi to Toad Town to celebrate at the [[Origami Festival]]. However, she is transformed by [[King Olly]] into one of his [[Folded Soldiers]], which causes her to obey him and her demeanor to change completely to become far more distant. When Mario encounters her in this state at the beginning of the game, she suggests in a series of questions to Mario that the Mushroom Kingdom be "refolded" and her Toad subjects be "silenced" (foreshadowing King Olly's hatred of Toads), and also offers to recruit Mario as one of the Folded Soldiers. Regardless of whether Mario replies "Yes" or "No" to her questions, she says his replies are meaningless and "paper thin" and traps him in her castle's dungeon.
 
Eventually, she was turned into a tapestry hanging over Olly's throne after her castle transforms into Origami Castle. She is eventually restored to her original self as a result of [[Olivia]]'s wish to undo Olly's actions to the 1,000 cranes, with her wondering why Mario, Luigi, the Toad Origami Craftsman, Bowser, Bowser Jr., and Kamek were present. She eventually accompanies Mario to the Origami Festival, and upon noticing Mario staring at an empty throne in a scale model of the Origami Castle, assures Mario that Olivia is with them in spirit, and wishes she could personally thank Olivia for what she has done.
 
Peach, or rather her origami form, was planned to be a boss at one point, even having some moves programmed in.<ref>https://twitter.com/Mighty_Huseyin/status/1288493280506847234/</ref>
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===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
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|up=[[Peach Parasol (move)|Peach Parasol]]
|down=[[Vegetable (move)|Vegetable]]
|final=[[Peach Blossom]]
|entrance=Peach appears from a swirl of hearts with her parasol, waves and exclaims, "Hi!"
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====''Super Smash Bros. Melee''====
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For the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' installments]], Peach debuts in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' as one of the starting characters. While her design in this game is based on her earlier design, her appearance is still significantly different from her normal design, having a more realistic appearance than she does in actual ''Mario'' games. Peach's attributes are similar to ''Super Mario Bros. 2'', in that while she is slow and not as powerful, she can move more quickly and falls more slowly in the air, and has the unique ability to temporarily float through the air by holding down the jump button. She is voiced by Jen Taylor in this game, who provided her voice for the late Nintendo 64 ''Mario'' games and voiced her in several games since. Peach is a lightweight fighter, weighing 89 units in this game and all subsequent installments.
 
Peach's standard special is [[Toad (move)|Toad]], in which Peach pulls out and hides behind Toad, who counterattacks if hit. Her side special is [[Peach Bomber]], in which Peach flies forward hips-first into opponents. Her down special is [[Vegetable (move)|Vegetable]], which, based on ''Super Mario Bros. 2'', allows Peach to pull a turnip from the ground. Her up special move is [[Peach Parasol (move)|Peach Parasol]], which allows Peach to fly into the air and float to the ground with her parasol.
 
In Adventure Mode, Peach is fought at the end of the first stage. The player will have to fight her and Mario or Luigi. [[Peach's Castle]] is also a course in the game.
 
====''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''====
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[[File:Peach SSBB.png|frame|left]]
Peach reappears as a playable character in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''. Her appearance in this game is now based on her more recent appearances, though with much more detail, such as several overskirt layers and lace trims, which is an original design for the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series. She is also now voiced by Samantha Kelly, her current voice actress. While her moveset is unchanged from ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'', her [[Final Smash]] move is [[Peach Blossom]], which puts enemies to sleep and spawns peaches that allow her to recover damage. She also does not move as quickly in the air, and her second jump does not give her as much height.
 
Alongside her ''Super Smash Bros.'' trophies, Peach also has two trophies for her ''Paper Mario'' appearances and her as Baby Peach. Her stickers are based on game artworks for ''Super Princess Peach'', ''Mario Superstar Baseball'', ''Mario Strikers Charged'', and ''Super Mario Bros. 2''.
 
Her tendency to get kidnapped by Bowser and be rescued by Mario was referenced in [[Solid Snake]]'s codec call while fighting Peach. Although Mei Ling considers it somewhat romantic that someone's always there for her even in the worst situations, Snake was less than impressed, bluntly stating that Mario should be smart enough to tell Peach to stop getting herself kidnapped, with Mei Ling then inferring that Snake does not get much dates for that reason.
=====Role in The Subspace Emissary=====
[[File:SubspaceIntro-PeachZelda.png|thumb|left|Peach's snapshot in The Subspace Emissary, alongside [[Princess Zelda]]]]
In [[Super Smash Bros. Brawl#Subspace Emissary|The Subspace Emissary]], Peach is watching [[Mario]] and [[Kirby]] fighting together with [[Princess Zelda|Zelda]], and run down to assist them after the arrival of the [[Primid]]s. However, she is soon captured by [[Petey Piranha]] and put into a cage along with Zelda. Kirby, who battles Petey Piranha, has the choice to rescue either Peach or Zelda. If she is not rescued, [[Wario]] appears and uses a [[Dark Cannon]] to transform her into a trophy and runs off with her. Peach is later rescued by [[King Dedede]] along with [[Luigi]] and [[Ness]]. But his castle is raided by [[Bowser]] and his forces, who takes her with him.
 
[[File:WarioPeachTrophy.png|thumb|upright=1.1|Peach after being turned into a trophy by [[Wario]]]]
If Peach is rescued, she will team up with Kirby and escape the stadium on a [[Warp Star]]. Peach and Kirby are chased by the [[Halberd]] and are forced to land on it. However, an [[Arwing]], which was hit by the Halberd's artillery, knocks them off the ship. Unfortunately, later on in the story, Peach gets caught off guard, resulting in Bowser turning Peach into a trophy with his [[Dark Cannon]] (leaving behind a [[False Peach|clone of Peach]]). As [[Link]] and [[Yoshi]] slay this clone, Mario and [[Pit (character)|Pit]] believe that they killed the real Peach, putting the two teams into a brief conflict.
 
In the very latter part of the Subspace Emissary story, Peach and Zelda are found on the Halberd held captive in trophy form. After [[Shadow Bug]]s sneak in to engulf their trophies and copy their forms (resulting in their forming false versions of Peach and Zelda for a second time), they challenge [[Meta Knight]], [[Lucario]], and [[Solid Snake]], who just entered the room to rescue the two princesses. Once the "false forms" of Peach and Zelda are defeated, Peach and Zelda are rescued and able to join the rest of the group to help take back the Halberd and defeat [[Duon]], and then supplies [[Peach's Parasol|her parasol]] to Duon's original state, [[Mr. Game & Watch]], after briefly scolding him. After that process is done, Peach also runs into [[Subspace (Super Smash Bros. Brawl)|Subspace]] with the others, where they find [[Tabuu]], the true enemy. She gets hit by his Off Waves and turns back into a trophy along with the others, but Kirby, revived by one of King Dedede's badges, manages to save her and some of the others before going to face Tabuu in a final battle.
 
====''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'' / ''Wii U''====
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Peach makes an appearance as a returning playable character in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]''. While her appearance is mostly the same as in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'', her design is now less detailed to reflect her cartoony nature. She retains her moveset from the past installments, though many of her moves now have added aesthetic effects such as rainbows, hearts, and sparkles. Her running animation has also been changed to be based on ''Super Mario 3D World''. In addition, she has two additional color palettes, with one of them being based on her Fire Flower color scheme from ''Super Mario 3D World''. Her eighth color palette features a black dress, while the panniers, stripes, and hem are electric yellow.
 
====''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''====
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Peach returns in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' as a playable character, where she is unlockable for the first time in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series. When Peach grabs an opponent, Toad appears and attacks them instead of Peach for her pummel, and two of her throws. The Toad special move itself has also been slightly changed, with Toad appearing in front of Peach when the move is used instead of Peach holding him up. [[Princess_Daisy#Super_Smash_Bros._Ultimate|Daisy]] also makes her playable ''Super Smash Bros.'' debut as an Echo Fighter (a fighter whose attacks, animations and abilities are directly based on those of another fighter in the game) based on Peach. Owing to this, Peach's second costume is changed to being a pure gold dress. Peach's forward smash is now known as A Tool for Every Job, while her up smash is called Ribbon Dance.
 
On a side note, as with several other returning characters, Peach's victory theme, which is the orchestral arrangement of the level clear theme from ''Super Mario Bros.'' (and is shared with Mario, [[Dr. Mario]], Luigi and in this game, Daisy), has been slightly shortened and sped up compared to the previous installments.
 
Two [[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirits]] in the game are based on the adult form of Peach, aside from her fighter spirit. One of them is her [[Cat Mario|Cat form]], known as Cat Princess Peach in-game, while the other is based on her wedding appearance from ''Super Mario Odyssey''. The latter is an Ace-class support spirit that helps the user recover a large amount of health when they are critically damaged during a fight. The spirit can be encountered in The Final Battle portion of [[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate#Adventure|World of Light]], or obtained from Peach's ''Super Mario Odyssey'' [[amiibo]]. In the spirit battle, the player, who takes constant damage, faces Peach and Mario in their wedding costumes on the [[New Donk City Hall (stage)|New Donk City Hall]] stage. To win the battle, only Peach has to be defeated.
=====Classic Mode route=====
Peach's Classic Mode route has her fight villains who kidnap damsels on a recurring basis. The vast majority of the fighters in this route are ''Mario'' characters.
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!width=100px|Stage
!width=250px|Song
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!1
|[[Bowser Jr.]]
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|[[Mushroom Kingdom (Super Smash Bros.)|Mushroom Kingdom]]
|Delfino Plaza
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!2
|[[Ganondorf]]
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|[[Mushroomy Kingdom]]
|Dark World <small>(for 3DS / Wii U)</small>
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!3
|[[Donkey Kong]] (red costume)
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|[[75 m (stage)|75 m]] (Battlefield)
|Donkey Kong / Donkey Kong Jr. Medley
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!4
|[[Lemmy Koopa|Lemmy]], [[Morton Koopa Jr.|Morton]], [[Larry Koopa|Larry]], [[Wendy O. Koopa|Wendy]], [[Iggy Koopa|Iggy]], [[Roy Koopa|Roy]], [[Ludwig von Koopa|Ludwig]]
|Horde Battle
|[[Mushroom Kingdom U]]
|Fortress Boss - Super Mario Bros. 3
|-
!5
|[[King K. Rool]]
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|[[Jungle Japes (stage)|Jungle Japes]]
|Gang-Plank Galleon
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!6
|[[Bowser]]
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|[[Peach's Castle (Super Smash Bros.)|Peach's Castle]]
|King Bowser - Super Mario Bros. 3
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!Final
|[[Master Hand]], [[Crazy Hand]] ''(intensity 7.0 or higher)''
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|[[Final Destination]]
|Master Hand<br>Master Hand / Crazy Hand ''(intensity 7.0 or higher)''
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===''Luigi's Mansion'' series===
====''Luigi's Mansion''====
Although Princess Peach herself does not make an appearance in ''[[Luigi's Mansion]]'', she is mentioned by Toad who says that she sent them to look for Mario and help Luigi.
 
====''Luigi's Mansion 3''====
Peach makes her first physical appearance in the ''Luigi's Mansion'' series in ''[[Luigi's Mansion 3]]'', where she is invited to [[The Last Resort]] alongside the Mario Bros. and a few Toads, only to be trapped in a painting like everyone else, except for Luigi. Peach is the last to be freed from her painting, right after Mario is freed and leads Luigi to it; however, [[King Boo]] immediately traps her and everyone else in a single painting, again with the exception of Luigi, who was saved by [[Polterpup]]. After King Boo is defeated, Luigi frees everyone from the painting, and Peach then contributes in rebuilding the hotel.
 
===''Mario & Luigi'' series===
====''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'' / ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions''====
[[File:MLSS - Princess Peach Artwork.png|thumb|upright=0.85|Solo picture of Peach for ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga'']]
Prior to the events of ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'', Peach is notified by the [[Beanbean Kingdom]] that the witch [[Cackletta]] would come and try to steal her voice. Cackletta wants to do this in order to wake the [[Beanstar]], a star-shaped bean which can grant wishes to everyone. The Beanstar has been sleeping and can only be waken by a pure voice, in order to prevent abuse. Peach takes precautions, and when Cackletta and [[Fawful]], dressed as ambassadors, arrive at her castle, they are not received by Peach, but by [[Birdo]], who is disguised as the princess. Cackletta and Fawful unknowingly steal Birdo's voice and escapes from the castle, leaving Birdo with a voice of exploding characters. However, Mario, Luigi and Bowser, who are not aware of the true identity of the "princess", follow Cackletta to the Beanbean Kingdom before the real Peach is able to stop them (with Bowser's presence in particular also forcing her to avoid telling Mario and Luigi this).
 
After Mario and Luigi have presumably killed Cackletta at the [[Woohoo Hooniversity]], Peach goes to the Beanbean Kingdom by plane. Peach reveals Birdo's disguise, thanks Mario and Luigi for taking care of the Cackletta problem, and decides to spend the holidays in the Beanbean Kingdom. She express the wish to travel to [[Little Fungitown]], a settlement of Toad emigrants, which is lying across the dangerous [[Teehee Valley]]. Toadsworth insists that Mario and Luigi should accompain the princess on this journey. During their venture through Teehee Valley, Peach has to be protect from any harm in the desert. When she disappears from Mario and Luigi's view, [[Gritty Goomba]]s appear instantly and take her to an underground dungeon. If talked to her, she will also head in the opposite direction, due to a suggestion made by Toadsworth earlier. At the valley's end, Peach run into [[Trunkle]], a giant rock monster, but Mario and Luigi save her from it before it is too late.
 
Later, [[Bowletta]] kidnaps Peach in order to make sure to awake the Beanstar this time, which is showing angry reactions when confronted with Birdo's voice. She takes Peach, who is at the Mushroom Kingdom embassy of Little Fungitown at the time, using Bowser's Koopa Clown Car. However, because the Beanstar had earlier self-destructed under a fit of rage from the Peach-Bot's voice, Cackletta is no longer in the possession of the Beanstar itself. When Mario and Luigi meet Bowletta in [[Joke's End]], Luigi dress himself up as Princess Peach (as Toadsworth had previously provided them with [[Peach's Extra Dress|an extra dress]] for the princess), to fool Bowletta and Fawful, by thinking that he is Peach. The plan succeeds, and Bowletta releases the real Peach, and kidnaps Luigi instead. In the meantime, Mario receives a kiss from Peach. After Luigi's escape from the repaired [[Koopa Cruiser]], Peach stays in the Little Fungitown embassy until Bowletta is defeated.
 
The key artwork for "Peach" in ''Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions'' is technically Birdo in disguise, since she is shown using explosive vocabulary.
 
====''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time''====
[[File:Princess Peach PiT.png|thumb|upright=0.7|left|Solo picture of Peach for ''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time'']]
{{see also|Baby Peach}}
''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]'' starts with a flashback to the past. [[Toadsworth the Younger]] greets [[Baby Mario]] and [[Baby Luigi]] and tells them that [[Baby Peach|the princess]] needs playmates. When they enter the room she is in, [[Baby Bowser]] has taken Peach. After Baby Mario defeats Baby Bowser, the [[Shroob]]s invade the Mushroom Kingdom and attack the castle. Baby Bowser calls [[Kamek]] to escort them out of the castle, who arrives and takes them out with the Koopa Cruiser just in time.
 
In the present, Peach, [[Toadiko]], and [[Toadbert]] use [[Prof. E. Gadd's time machine]] to travel back to the past, unaware of traveling to the time where the Shroobs were attacking. When they get to the past, the Shroobs corner Peach and the Toads. The [[Elder Princess Shroob]], the leader of the Shroobs, and [[Princess Shroob]], her younger twin sister, attack Peach. Peach grabs the time machine's power supply, the [[Cobalt Star]], and traps the Elder Princess Shroob inside it. Then she breaks the Cobalt Star into pieces, while the Elder Princess Shroob is still inside. While the Cobalt Star shards are spread around the world, Peach is held captive by Princess Shroob.
 
While Mario and Luigi team up with their baby selves to recover the Cobalt shards, which they need to save Peach, according to Professor E. Gadd. However, she is swallowed by [[Petey Piranha]]. The Mario Bros. and their younger selves defeat Petey Piranha, although [[Kylie Koopa]], who also got swallowed by Petey, says that Peach was spat out earlier. Further into the [[Gritzy Caves]], they find Princess Shroob, disguised as Peach. She is brought to the present by the brothers accidentally. The Toads tell the fake princess to take a rest. However, while she is doing so, Bowser come and kidnaps her, believing that she is Peach. The Mario Bros. only find out the true identity of Princess Shroob when they are all dragged into the [[Shroob Mother Ship]] in the past. During all this time, the real Peach is still trapped in Shroob Castle.
 
When Mario and Luigi get into the Shroob Castle, they see Peach, but Princess Shroob interrupts their conversation at the point where Peach is going to explain why the Cobalt Star should not be completed and a battle begins. After it, Baby Bowser reunites the Cobalt Star Shards all together, making the Elder Princess Shroob appear and giving back all her power. During the first phase of the final battle, Peach throws stars at Mario and Luigi, which they can use to destroy the UFOs, and she occasionally heals them with mushrooms. However, she is unconcious during the second phase. After the battle, Peach and the others return to the present.
 
====''Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story'' / ''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey''====
In the [[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story|third installment]] of the ''Mario & Luigi'' series, the Mushroom Kingdom's citizens fall victim to a mysterious disease known as the [[blorbs]]. Upon hearing this news, Peach proceeds to hold a very important meeting in her castle to discuss the matter at hand (along with [[Starlow]], who explains further about the disease itself). As Peach is proceeding to give said details, Bowser crashes the meeting twice. Upon being knocked out by Mario, he is ejected by Peach (with the help of Starlow) the first time. But Bowser manages to return to the castle the second time, but under the control of Fawful, because he ate a Vacuum Shroom. As a result, Bowser inhales everyone at the meeting, including Peach.
 
Peach is found by Mario and Luigi in the Flab Zone of Bowser's body. Their reunion is cut short, however, when a group of [[Kretin|Beta Kretins]] captures her and takes her deeper into the area. When the brothers catch up and free Peach, the Kretins attack and are subsequently defeated. After the said ordeal is over, Peach, along with Mario, Luigi, and Starlow, overhear Fawful conversing with Bowser about taking the princess from his body. After which, Peach theorizes that Fawful's real plan is to take over the Mushroom Kingdom by using an ancient artifact known as the [[Dark Star]], hidden beneath Toad Town. She also informs them that she is the only one who can release the seal on the Dark Star's power. However, after relaying said information to the two about the impending danger, Fawful quickly captures her through the use of an odd invention that enables him to reach into Bowser's body with a hand-shaped beam and then takes her to her own castle (which was also under Fawful's control at the time, with it being heavily implied that he got Bowser extremely obese in the first place in order to draw Peach out into the open). While the story passes, Peach is held captive by Fawful, having her energy absorbed. She is later inhaled by Dark Star, or rather, Dark Bowser, which had been created via Dark Star absorbing parts of Bowser's DNA, in an attempt to get more dark power, although since she was devoid of dark power, he does not gain any power whatsoever. Dark Bowser eventually removes Peach from his body (off-screen) after absorbing Dark Fawful and gaining his full power back.
 
Upon Mario, Luigi, and Bowser finally countering the sources of the blorbs threat, along with defeating the Dark Star itself for good, everything in the Mushroom Kingdom returns to normal and Peach is rescued at last. She also manages to regain consciousness as well, after being awakened by Bowser ejecting the remaining inhabitants of Bowser's body. Though Bowser attacks the Mario Bros. and still attempts to kidnap Peach directly after the Dark Star is defeated, Peach still express her gratitude toward Bowser for his role in saving the world by sending him a cake.
 
====''Mario & Luigi: Dream Team''====
[[File:Princess Peach Artwork - Mario & Luigi Dream Team.png|thumb|upright=1.1|Solo picture of Princess Peach for ''Mario & Luigi: Dream Team'']]
In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]'', Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, and Toadsworth travel to [[Pi'illo Island]] for a vacation they were invited to. After arriving at [[Pi'illo Castle]] and watching a brief presentation on the history of the island, Peach begins searching the presentation room at the mention of Pi'illo Castle's hidden treasure. After being implored to stop being so reckless by Toadsworth when she steps on the nearby platform, they both accidentally cause it to blast deeper into the castle.
 
Peach is eventually found with Toadsworth in the same room the immobilized [[Prince Dreambert]] rests, surrounded by [[Smoldergeist]]. Mario and Luigi's arrival causes the Smoldergeist to flee, only for them to return later to attack the Bros. The group end up entering the collection room after escaping the depths of Pi'illo Castle, where Luigi takes a nap on Dreambert and a bed put on display, which creates a [[Dream Portal]] that sucks Peach into the [[Dream World]].
 
She is later found in [[Dreamy Pi'illo Castle]] getting carried by the kidnapper who is revealed to be [[Antasma]], who manages to escape the pursuing Mario and [[Dreamy Luigi|Luigi]] by creating a temporary path to [[Dream's Deep]]. After Mario and Luigi find access to Dream's Deep through exploring [[Mushrise Park]] and later [[Dreamy Mushrise Park]], she and Antasma are found there. After Bowser's arrival, Mario, Luigi and Peach are all felled by Bowser's power upped flames and left there, but are rescued by [[Eldream]] who takes them back to the [[Real World]]. Eventually, Peach heads back to Pi'illo Castle with several Toads.
 
At some point afterwards, Peach is secretly kidnapped by Kamek, who pretends to be her until he exposes his identity to Mario and Luigi in [[Dreamy Driftwood Shore]]. She is held captive in [[Neo Bowser Castle]] from then on until Mario and Luigi's arrival at the castle's outdoor area, where a [[Koopa Paratroopa|Paratroopa]] is holding her and eventually takes her to the balcony of the castle. She is later found in a cage, and assists in the destruction of the [[Dream Stone]] when Bowser tries to destroy the Bros. with it.
 
After Mario and Luigi defeat Bowser as [[Dreamy Bowser]], the Bros., Starlow, Dreambert and Peach barely manage to escape on the [[Zeekeeper]] and safely return to the castle, where they finally begin their vacation.
 
====''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam''====
[[File:Peach - Paper Peach MLPJ.png|thumb|upright=0.85|Artwork of Princess Peach and her paper counterpart for ''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam'']]
{{see also|Paper Peach}}
In ''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]'', Peach meets her paper counterpart when Luigi accidentally releases the ''[[Paper Mario (series)|Paper Mario]]'' world into the ''[[Mario & Luigi (series)|Mario & Luigi]]'' universe. After some disagreements, [[Bowser]] and [[Paper Bowser|his paper self]] kidnap her and her paper counterpart, respectively, forcing Mario, Luigi, and [[Paper Mario (character)|Paper Mario]] to rescue them. The [[Bowser Jr.|Bowser]] [[Paper Bowser Jr.|Jr]]s take the princesses to [[Mount Brrr]], where they are spotted by some Toads. [[Toadette]] builds a [[Papercraft]] version of Peach that defeats the Papercraft Bowser Jr. However, the Bowser Jrs escape with the princesses, going back to [[Bowser's Castle]].
 
The princesses are able to escape at Bowser's Castle, but are soon caught and recaptured by the Bowser Jr. duo. Despite this, the Bowser Jrs are promptly defeated by Mario's team and the princesses escape with them. They return to [[Peach's Castle]] and reassemble it after it was blown up by the [[Koopa Troop]] as retaliation for the Bowser Jrs' loss to Mario's team. Once the Mario team defeats [[Shiny RoboBowser]], they regroup at the castle. She says goodbye to her paper self as she returns to the ''Paper Mario'' world.
 
===''Mario Pinball Land''===
In ''[[Mario Pinball Land]]'', Peach and Mario went to visit [[The Fun Fair]]. Peach was enthralled by the Air Cannon attraction, and decided to try it for herself. After she was in the cannon, a pair of Goombas rotated the cannon so that it pointed at Bowser's Castle. Peach was blasted far away, right into the castle's gates. Mario turned himself into the shape of a pinball in order to progress through the pinball worlds to rescue Peach. After he rescued her from Bowser, they both returned to the Fun Fair. They were last seen riding the roller coaster together.
 
===''Mario Baseball'' series===
====''Mario Superstar Baseball''====
[[File:Peach msb opening.png|thumb|upright=1.1|Peach on the fielding end for Mario's team in the ''Mario Superstar Baseball'' opening]]
Peach is a playable character and team captain in ''[[Mario Superstar Baseball]]''. This marks the first game she wears her two-piece athletic uniform free from a third-party crossover. She is tied with [[Boo]] for having the second best pitching stat in the game, trailing only to [[Waluigi]] and [[Bowser]]. Her fielding stat is also tied for the second best in the game with [[Diddy Kong]], only being slightly worse than [[Magikoopa|Magikoopa's]]. Her batting is slightly below average while her running is average. Her fielding skills are the [[Super Catch]] and [[Quick Throw]]. She can also make home-runs at times even though she is not as strong as other captains. Her special pitch is the [[Heart Ball]]. In the Challenge Mode, Peach learns it by purchasing the [[Lovely Heart]] item. She is the Team Captain for the [[Peach Monarchs]] (consisting of several [[Toad (species)|Toads]], [[Toadsworth]], [[Toadette]] and [[Daisy]] as sub-captain). In the Exhibition Mode, alternate names for Peach's team include the ''Peach Roses'', ''Peach Dynasties'' or ''Peach Princesses''.
 
During the opening cinematic, Peach is seen receiving a flyer with Bowser depicted on it with a description "Challenger Wanted", whereas other captains receive the same thing. During an exhibition game with Yoshi, Peach hits a home run off Yoshi after the ball bounces off a music note block. Peach is teammates with Mario during an exhibition game between Mario and Wario. Peach, Daisy, and Red Toad are seen blacking out, fearing that Mario is going to be tagged out as Donkey Kong tries to receive the ball, but Mario nevertheless scores. Peach then receives the ball from Daisy and throws the ball to Yoshi to get Waluigi out at home plate. After Mario hits a walk-off home run, Peach and others storm the field to celebrate.
 
For the Challenge Mode section of ''Mario Superstar Baseball'', Peach is one of the playable captains that the player can choose when she answers a challenge from Bowser to compete against his team. In order to advance, Peach has to go against the other captains working toward the same goal. Upon meeting certain criteria during matches, the opposing team that Peach's team was victorious against is now able to join hers. At some certain points, she has to answer a challenge from Bowser Jr..
 
In the final cinematic that plays after completing Challenge Mode via Special Cup, Peach is seen with other characters at the Field of Dreams at night that witness the arrival of Mario. They greet Mario until Bowser unknowingly appears, proving that the "Challenger Wanted" flyer in the opening foreshadowed.
 
====''Mario Super Sluggers''====
[[File:Peach-mss-intro-2.png|thumb|upright=1.4|left|Peach about to pass the ball to Mario in the ''Mario Super Sluggers'' opening]]
Peach reprises her role as a playable character in ''[[Mario Super Sluggers]]'' as one of the Team Captains. Although Peach serves as the despot of the [[Baseball Kingdom]], she also participates in the baseball games themselves (as seen in [[Mario Super Sluggers#The Opening|the game's overall opening]]). Her home stadium is the [[Peach Ice Garden]], which has the appearance of an ice palace; it can be played in both daytime and nighttime setting. Outside of the stadium is a rose and flower garden. Peach's batting and running stats remain unchanged from before, but both her pitching and fielding have been improved, and she is now tied with Boo for having the best pitching stat in the game. She loses her Super Catch ability, but still has the Quick Throw.
 
During the opening cinematic, Peach is seen at the entrance of the Baseball Kingdom with Toadsworth, greeting the other characters who arrive on a yacht. Later in the scene, she is shown to be passing the ball to Mario in an exhibition game.
 
As the story unfolds for ''Mario Super Sluggers''{{'}} Challenge Mode, [[Bowser]] and [[Bowser Jr.]] invade the Baseball Kingdom, sparking a civil war. During the course of gameplay for this mode, Peach is one of the five captains the player can adventure around with, but she first has to be rescued from Bowser Jr. by the entrance of the Peach Ice Garden. Upon being added to the Challenge Mode roster after completing the said case involving Peach, she has a unique talent to aid in exploration around stadiums using her well-known heart trademark, resembling her overall personality. Also at that point, she is able to assist in finding the other required Team Players to make up her team, the [[Peach Monarchs#Mario Super Sluggers|Peach Monarchs]].
 
In a cinematic after defeating Bowser in Challenge Mode, Peach is seen celebrating with the other characters in the middle of the infield. Afterwards, Peach and the others march towards the entrance of the Baseball Kingdom to gaze towards the sunset before the lights come on for the night. In the fourth and final cinematic, Peach stands by a table next to the umpire Lakitu at the Daisy Cruiser, where everyone else is having some desserts. When a display of fireworks set off, the characters retreat to Mario Stadium to witness a show of Bob-omb Derby, much to their excitement viewing the show of fireworks.
 
The icon for the [[Peach Monarchs]] team includes a sparkling heart with Peach's brooch in the middle, and has a crown on top.
 
===''Super Princess Peach''===
[[File:Super Princess Peach02.png|thumb|upright=0.6|Gameplay of ''Super Princess Peach'']]
''[[Super Princess Peach]]'' marked a change of roles in the ''Mario'' series - Peach now has to save Mario and Luigi from Bowser. With the aid of a talking umbrella known as [[Perry]] - who was an amnesiac and therefore possessed a mysterious past - Peach travels to [[Vibe Island]], where Bowser moves his operations in order to obtain the [[Vibe Scepter]]. However, the [[Goomba]] who brought it to him had been affected by its magic, and with a calm, playful attitude, he uses the scepter on the entire island, thereby creating chaos.
 
With this, Peach is capable of using four Vibe Techniques to help her through the areas. Princess Peach also was capable of floating for a short period of time like she was in ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' (and subsequently, the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]]), only this time she used Perry to hold her aloft rather than her dress. This ability is available on Toad's shop, and costs 100 coins.
 
Eventually, Peach fights her way through the island's many hazards and rescues Mario, Luigi and many Toads. Perry also become less amnesiac as time went on, eventually recovering his memory. After Peach rescues Mario, they swing around together, before he picks her up into his arms and gives her some flowers. Everyone then returns home together.
 
===''Mario Strikers'' series===
[[File:MSC Freeze Frame.png|thumb|300px|left|Peach performing her ''Freeze Frame!'' ability in ''Mario Strikers Charged'']]
====''Super Mario Strikers''====
Peach is a Playmaker captain in the ''Mario Strikers'' games. In ''[[Super Mario Strikers]]'', her [[Super Strike]] is the [[Super Strike#Princess Peach - Royal Strike|Royal Strike]].
 
====''Mario Strikers Charged''====
In ''[[Mario Strikers Charged]]'', Peach has a different play style as compared to the previous installment. She is the most agile and her passing is the fastest. As a trade-off, her shooting ability and tackling strength is the weakest. Her deke involves her jumping a short distance, avoiding any possible body checks and even allowing her to jump over obstacles and goalies. Her [[Super Ability]] is [[Freeze Frame!]]. When Peach initiates her Super Ability in ''Mario Strikers Charged'', cameras flock in and start to take pictures of her and traps any opponents in picture frames. Cameras were also seen taking pictures of Peach during her ground entrance and on certain occasions when she is celebrating after scoring a goal for her team. When Peach executes her [[Mega Strike]], she turns into an angelic creature with wings, prior to knocking the ball down toward the goalie. Her number is 10 and her uniform colors are pink and blue. Peach's mission level is to defeat Daisy for the Star Cup. She is also the opponent of Bowser in his mission mode. Her theme song is a techno-inspired tune.
 
===''Mario Hoops 3-on-3''===
In ''[[Mario Hoops 3-on-3]]'', Peach is a Technical character. She excels in shooting the ball at a distance. Her special shot is the [[Heart Shot]]. To execute it, Peach starts by dribbling out the shape of a triangle. As she spins and flips a sea of hearts appear. The hearts lift Peach and the ball into the air. After one spin she blows a kiss and the ball, followed by the hearts fly into the net. The hearts then form a large heart from a bunch of small ones around the hoop. Peach's home turf is the [[Peach Field]].
 
Peach wears her two-piece athletic uniform in the game, but an alternative outfit can be unlocked for her, by completing the Mushroom Cup as her (which is her sports dress).
 
===''Mario & Sonic'' series===
====''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games''====
[[File:Peach msog results.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|Peach celebrating her after-event results in ''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games'']]
Peach appears as a playable character in ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games]]'', the first crossover sports installment featuring characters from both the ''Mario'' and ''Sonic'' universes competing in the Olympic events. In this installment, Peach is classified as a skill character sporting excellent ratings in events such as the track, archery, skeet, and aquatics. She has the highest level of skill of all female characters but the lowest power. Peach is also one of the fastest characters. Peach uses her heart abilities again in the Dream Events for this game. In Dream Fencing, Peach charges up and releases a huge pink heart. When the heart hits her opponent it explodes into smaller hearts. It has a very long range and Peach does not have to be close to her opponents. In Dream Table Tennis, Peach can make the ball disappear making it difficult to find. When she unleashes her shot, she spins around in a sea of hearts and then hits the ball.
 
====''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games''====
[[File:Msowg thegals.png|thumb|upright=1.1|left|Peach (third from left) posing with Blaze, Amy, and Daisy. (''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games'')]]
Peach reprises her role as a playable character in the ''[[Mario & Sonic (series)|Mario & Sonic]]'' series as a Skill-type character in the follow-up to the original, ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games]]'', and a costume of her a [[Mii]] can wear can be bought from the in-game store. Like the other female participants in this game, Peach wears a specialized winter outfit that corresponds with and matches the overall theme of the Winter Olympic events. In the [[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii)|Wii version]] of the game, Peach has a very high Skill stat, with average Acceleration, slightly lower Power and an incredibly low Speed. In the [[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Nintendo DS)|DS version]], Peach has high Jumping and Technique stats, average Speed and slightly lower Power and Stamina. Peach's special abilities include the Mid-Air Float ability (for both versions) and the Princess Dash ability, exclusive to the DS version.
 
In the DS version's Adventure Tours story, Peach initially goes to Sparkleton to peek at the snow festival, and upon Mario and [[Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic]] finding her, she is challenged by Mario to the [[Snow Machine Fight]] dream event, and is defeated, joining the group afterwards. She later competes in the Snow Machine Fight dream event again for the sake of a Goomba who wants to see how good she is. After winning the event, she receives a [[Shooting Rifle]] the Goomba obtained from Bowser that allows the group to compete in games that include shooting. Once the group returns to Frostown and encounters the unhappy Thwomp there, Peach cheers up the Thwomp and gets it to move, allowing everyone to now access the area at the end of the newly opened path.
 
====''Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games''====
[[File:MASATLOG Peach.png|thumb|upright=1.5|Peach competing in Rhythmic Ribbon in the opening of ''Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games'']]
Peach reappears as a Skill type playable character in the [[Wii]] [[Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Wii)|version]] of ''Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games'', wearing her usual athletic uniform for most [[Event]]s, her winter outfit for [[Equestrian (class)|Equestrian]] events and a leotard for [[Gymnastics]] and [[Aquatics]] events. Peach appears in the opening with all of the other athletes at the start, as well as later competing in [[Synchronized Swimming]] and [[Rhythmic Ribbon]]. A Mii outfit based on Peach returns, but has been updated to use her regular sports outfit rather than her winter one, and Peach also appears as a character that can be spoken to in order to play minigames and earn stickers in London Party mode.
 
In the [[Nintendo 3DS]] [[Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Nintendo 3DS)|version]], Peach is included in the Girls group, meaning that she is only playable in certain events. In the Story Mode, Peach first appears with [[Blaze the Cat|Blaze]] protecting a group of Toads from some [[imposter]]s, which they manage to defeat and then rescue Daisy and [[Amy Rose|Amy]]. When the group find [[Rouge the Bat|Rouge]], Peach defeats her in an event to stop her brainwashing, and then Rouge leads the group to the [[fog machine]] in [[Hyde Park]], which Blaze destroys. Peach decides to stay in Hyde Park with the other Girls to keep an eye on things there, and the group later call Mario, Luigi, Sonic and [[Miles "Tails" Prower|Tails]] when they face Bowser and [[Dr. Eggman]] to offer support. Peach later appears at the opening ceremony for the Olympic Games. In the bonus episodes, Peach volunteers to help with the invitations for the Olympic Games, and when Daisy visits them and offers to take Amy shopping, Peach defeats her in an Olympic event to convince her to help. When Bowser's invitation is accidentally damaged, Peach ends up rewriting it. Peach also helps Amy defeat Bowser and Dr. Eggman when they come for their invitations early, but decides to let them have them anyway as they hadn't caused any trouble. When Peach returns after finding Bowser and Dr. Eggman's invitations missing, the group find that they have left and assume that they must have found their invitations anyway, and they head on a shopping trip to celebrate. A [[List of badges in Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Nintendo 3DS)|badge]] of Peach can be obtained from the badge machine.
 
====''Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games''====
Peach appears in ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games]]'', once again as a Skill-type character. She has a high technique stat, as well as above average acceleration, max speed, and stamina, but low power. In this game, she shares special animations with Mario, demonstrating their relationship.
 
====''Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games''====
Peach appears as a Skill-type playable character in ''Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games'', in both the [[Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Nintendo 3DS)|3DS]] and [[Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Wii U)|Wii U]] versions. In the 3DS version, she is exclusive to the Golf and 100m Freestyle events.
 
====''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020''====
Peach reappears in ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020]]'' as a Technique-type playable character, and also as one of the eight characters that are playable in [[2D Event]]s. In the Story Mode, Peach is first encountered in Chapter 11, where she is shown to be competing in the Archery event; she then joins the player's party after [[Princess Daisy|Daisy]] defeats her. Later on, in Chapter 13, she beats [[Larry Koopa]] in Equestrian in order to win back the Excitement Battery, before teaming up with [[Yoshi]] to beat [[Shadow the Hedgehog|Shadow]] and [[Knuckles the Echidna|Knuckles]] in Badminton during Chapter 15. At the end of the game, she is shown rejoicing alongside [[Amy Rose]].
 
===''Itadaki Street'' series===
Peach, along other ''Mario'' series characters and several characters from the ''Dragon Quest'' series, appeared in the game ''[[Itadaki Street DS]]''. In that game her castle was also a playable stage.
 
Peach also appears in ''[[Fortune Street]]'', as an unlockable character, unlocked by placing first or second on the Peach's Castle board in Tour Mode. She is a rank S character, which means when she is played by CPU, she is a very hard character to beat.
 
===''Mario Sports Mix''===
Peach appears in ''[[Mario Sports Mix]]'' as one of the Technical characters for the game. She has a high technique stat and average speed, but her power stat is very low. Like in ''Mario Hoops 3-on-3'', her home court is [[Peach's Castle (Mario Sports Mix)|her castle]] which is compatible with the four featured sports (basketball, volleyball, hockey, and dodgeball). Her special move in this game involves releasing four large hearts that will stun characters of the opposing team upon their contact with them.
 
===''Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition''===
Peach appears as a helper character in ''[[Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition]]''. She is unlocked after the player completes World 8, and her attribute is Light.
 
As a helper, Peach's skill restores half of the party's maximum HP, while her helper skill raises the ATK of all teammates by 3x, as long as the party's current HP is at or above 50% its maximum value.
 
Another version of Peach, called Super Peach, can also be unlocked by completing ★World 8. Her main attribute and sub-attribute are both Light.
 
Super Peach's skill fully restores the party's HP, along with removing the paralysis condition from all paralyzed teammates. Her helper skill raises the ATK of all teammates by 4.5x, as long as the party's current HP is at 100% its maximum value.
 
All Peach variations have RCV as their strongest stat, while their HP and ATK are only at average levels.
 
===''Mario Sports Superstars''===
Peach is a playable character in ''[[Mario Sports Superstars]]''. In all sports, she is a technique-oriented player, giving her better shot accuracy or horse control. In golf, her default drive is 206 yards, and her shot travels straight and medium-low. In most sports, she wears her two-piece athletic uniform from such games as the ''Mario Baseball'' series, while in tennis and golf she wears her sports dress.
 
===''Mario + Rabbids'' series===
====''Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle''====
Peach reappears as a playable character in ''[[Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle]]''. Peach, along with Mario, Luigi, and Yoshi, was sucked into the vortex linking the [[Rabbid]]s to the Mushroom Kingdom at the beginning of the game, and later rejoiced when Mario returned safely. She later freed Mario and one of his Rabbid partners from [[Icicle Golem]] in the level [[It Came From the Freezer]], and joins as a playable character afterwards.
 
Peach's primary weapon is a [[Boomshot]], a short-range weapon that can hit more than one target in front of her, and her secondary weapon is a [[Grenaduck]]. Her weapons' Super Effects are [[Burn]] and [[Freeze]]. Peach has balanced offense and defense with high mobility, possessing the second highest health points after [[Yoshi]]. Her Team Jump can heal heroes within landing radius. Her techniques are a reaction shot called Royal Graze and Protect, which allows her shield her allies from damage by absorbing some (if not all) of their damage.
 
====''Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope''====
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Peach returns as a playable character in ''[[Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope]]''. She now wields the Boom-Brella,<ref> https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/mario-plus-rabbids-sparks-of-hope-gold-edition-switch/ </ref> an umbrella-shaped weapon with a cannon attached to it that fires a powerful cone attack. Her technique is Team Barrier, which protects her allies similar to Protection. This effect also applies with her unlockable Barrier Jump skill.<ref> https://www.ubisoft.com/en-us/game/mario-rabbids/sparks-of-hope/news-updates/54KqtyUg25UlrGQ20LC0ga/mario-rabbids-sparks-of-hope-a-deep-dive-into-combat-and-hero-archetypes </ref>
 
===LEGO ''Super Mario''===
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On [[Mario Day]] 2022, a LEGO Peach figure was announced for the [[LEGO Super Mario|LEGO ''Super Mario'']] line. It was released on August 1, 2022.
 
===''The Super Mario Bros. Movie''===
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[[File:TSMBM Peach.png|thumb|100px|Artwork of Peach as she appears in ''The Super Mario Bros. Movie'']]
Peach appears as a major character in ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]''. She is voiced in the English version by [[Anya Taylor-Joy]] and in the Japanese version by [[Arisa Shida]]. She presides over the Mushroom Kingdom in her castle and enlists the help of Mario and Toad on an adventure to defeat Bowser and stop him from taking over the world. Her dress is more detailed than her video game counterpart, and her crown and jewelry look more realistic. In addition, her eyebrows are longer. She appears in both her normal dress outfit and her biker outfit that debuted in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'', and is seen wielding an [[axe]]. Her [[Fire Mario|Fire Peach]] form also appears.
 
The movie gives her more backstory than was previously mentioned in the games, as foreshadowed by her excitement at meeting another human. When Peach, Mario, and Toad are camping in a field of [[Fire Flower]]s, she explains that she had originally wandered into the Mushroom Kingdom as [[Baby Peach|a baby]] via a [[Warp Pipe|pipe]], and was lucky enough to have encountered Toads who took her in and raised her as one of their own, eventually crowning her as their princess. Mario suggests that maybe she came from the same world as he did, and she smiles and responds by saying that there is a huge universe with a lot of galaxies, leaving her true origins ambiguous.
 
A portrait of Peach as she appears on her letters to Mario in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' can be seen in the antiques shop.<ref>Illumination (December 8, 2022). [https://youtu.be/e-3sYL7vJTQ The Super Mario Bros. Movie | “Mushroom Kingdom” | Official Movie Clip]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved December 8, 2022.</ref>
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===Other appearances, cameos, and references===
[[File:NBAstreetV3 peach.jpg|thumb|85px|Artwork of Peach for ''NBA Street V3'']]
Peach is a minor character in ''[[Dr. Mario (game)|Dr. Mario]]'', appearing as '''Nurse Toadstool'''. Nurse Toadstool also had a brief cameo alongside Dr. Mario on the Japanese instructions for cleaning [[Family Computer|Famicom]] cassettes, with some official artwork cropping her lower half off.<ref>sayokoskatti (October 31, 2018). [https://twitter.com/sayokoskatti/status/1057540604387684352 ディスクシステムっていつ買ってもらったんだっけ?と思い、保証書を見たところ昭和61年12月でした。クリスマスプレゼントだったようです。 他にも90年代にベルト交換修理をした時の伝票や、書き換えに行った時の伝票などが一緒に残ってました。 #レトロコンシューマー愛好会]. ''Twitter''. Retrieved November 2, 2018.</ref><ref>Arc_Hound (October 31, 2018). [https://twitter.com/Arc_Hound/status/1057708680995635201 Turns out he was sitting on a chair all this time.] ''Twitter''. Retrieved November 2, 2018.</ref> Peach appears as a guest character in the GameCube version of ''[[SSX on Tour]]'', donning her sports mini dress. She also appears as a guest character in the GameCube version of ''[[NBA Street V3]]'', where she wears her uniform consisting of a sleeveless top and shorts for the first time.
 
Princess Toadstool makes a cameo in Game B of the NES version of ''[[Tetris]]'' alongside the Mario Bros. upon completing one of the heights, specifically height 5. Toadstool in particular is atop the highest turret applauding, and is the only one of the characters that appear that neither use a musical instrument or, in the case of the Mario Bros., do any dancing. As noted above, this was also one of her only two NES appearances that depicted her as having blonde hair in-game, the only other being ''NES Open Tournament Golf''.
 
Like the other Mario characters, Peach also frequently appears in the gag manga series ''[[Super Mario (Kodansha manga)|Super Mario]]'' by Kodansha manga, with her appearing in the ''Mario Kart'' volume as well as the cover of the ''Super Mario World'' third volume.
 
Peach also makes an appearance in the [[Nintendo Monopoly]] board game, where her space costs $220 and takes the place of Indiana Avenue. In addition, Peach is one of the four base Characters included in the Standard Edition (five in the Collector's Edition) of ''[[Monopoly Gamer]]''.
 
Although Peach, or more accurately, Toadstool, herself does not physically appear in ''[[Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3]]'', she is mentioned in the game's manual, and in addition, a massive statue in her likeness played a major role in the game's story as the [[Black Sugar Gang]] had stolen it, and Wario had set out to retrieve it with the ulterior motive of holding it for ransom in order to gain his own castle. However, Wario would never get the chance to hold it for ransom as Mario managed to airlift it away after Wario defeated the Syrup Gang, including their leader [[Captain Syrup]].
 
Peach, or rather, Toadstool, only appears in the ''CD-ROM Deluxe'' version of ''[[Mario is Missing!]]'' However, her likeness is used for the [[curator]]s in the SNES version of the game, which is partly derived from her appearance in ''Super Mario World''.
 
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Peach has made numerous cameo appearances outside of the ''Mario'' series. In ''F-1 Race'', she appears on the fourth course waving, just before the player begins the race. Similarly, in ''[[wikirby:Kirby Super Star|Kirby Super Star]]'' and ''[[wikirby:Kirby Super Star Ultra|Kirby Super Star Ultra]]'', she is located in the audience along with other ''Mario'' characters. Peach also made a cameo in ''[[wikipedia: The Legend of Zelda (series)|The Legend of Zelda]]'' series, including a painting of her in ''[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time]]'' that could be seen through a window at the [[zeldawiki:Hyrule Castle|Hyrule Castle]] courtyard. In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening]]'', a goat character named [[zeldawiki:Christine|Christine]] sends [[zeldawiki:Mr. Write|Mr. Write]] (based on Mr. Wright from ''{{wp|SimCity (1989 video game)|SimCity}}'') a portrait of Peach through a letter. In the [[Nintendo Switch]] remake, the portrait is replaced with [[:File:PeachwithParasol.png|promotional artwork of Peach holding her parasol]]. An item called the Peach Kart, a remote control kart with the princess, appears in ''[[Wikipedia:Nintendogs|Nintendogs]]'', and is only unlockable in ''Lab & Friends''; puppies like to chase after it, and when it drives around, the music from [[Peach Beach]] plays.
 
In addition, numerous other games make reference to her. One of the treasures in ''[[Wario Land: Shake It!]]'' is called Peach Sandals, the description claims they have been worn by a princess, probably Peach, because of the name. This treasure was found in the first underwater level of this game, [[Wavy Waters]] of [[Wiggly Wilds]]. And in ''Ridge Racer DS'', a car featuring Peach's face on a hood is unlockable.
 
The [[nookipedia:Animal Crossing (series)|''Animal Crossing'' series]] also features multiple references to Peach. In ''[[nookipedia:Animal Crossing: City Folk|City Folk]]'' and ''[[nookipedia:Animal Crossing: New Leaf|New Leaf]]'', an item is available called [[Peach's Parasol]] that can be obtained respectively from Tom Nook's shop if the player earns 4,000 points or from Timmy and Tommy's store from purchasing a [[nookipedia:Fortune Cookie|fortune cookies]] to win a prize. ''[[nookipedia:Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp|Pocket Camp]]'' features Peach's Crown and Peach's Dress as clothing items, and in ''[[nookipedia:Animal Crossing: New Horizons|New Horizons]]'', the [[nookipedia:Item:Princess Peach Dress (New Horizons)|Princess Peach dress]], [[nookipedia:Item:Princess Peach Crown (New Horizons)|Princess Peach crown]], and [[nookipedia:Item:Princess Peach Shoes (New Horizons)|Princess Peach shoes]] can be obtained from [[nookipedia:Nook Shopping|Nook Shopping]] to celebrate [[Super Mario Bros. 35th Anniversary|''Super Mario Bros.'' 35th Anniversary]]. Additionally, the yellow variant of the [[nookipedia:Item:Tulip Surprise Box (New Horizons)|tulip surprise box]] will, when interacted, display a Princess Peach doll.
 
Peach also appears on the Puzzle Swap panel "Starlets" in [[StreetPass Mii Plaza]], alongside [[Rosalina]], [[Pauline]], [[Princess Zelda|Zelda and Toon Zelda]].
 
[[File:Bayo1 - Bayonetta Peach Costume.png|thumb|250x250px|[[Bayonetta]] in her Peach costume]]
A wide range of Peach-themed merchandise has appeared to the public over the years. Items include plush dolls, action figures, slippers, key chains, mugs, wallpaper, [[Nintendo DS|DS]] kits, and shampoo bottles. Peach was also included in [[Super Mario Chess]] as one of the Bishops, alongside Princess Daisy. Peach had a central role in the story accompanying the CD [[White Knuckle Scorin']], and was even named in the opening song "Ignorance Is Bliss". Various official game soundtracks also make reference to Peach in their song title.
 
Peach has cameos in the DSi apps ''[[Mario Calculator]]'' and ''[[Mario Clock]]'' that appear via easter eggs. In the former, the player if they implement a number that matches their birthday, has Peach emerge after a flagpole sound effect, with four fireworks appearing. In the latter, collecting 1200 coins has Peach appearing in [[World 8-4 (Super Mario Bros.)|World 8-4]] to congratulate either Mario or Luigi (depending on which character the player used to reach the threshold) and tell them she is sending them on a new quest. In both instances, due to the apps being derived from the initial ''Super Mario Bros'', she utilized her NES sprite.
 
In the [[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (series)|''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'' series]], Peach does not legitimately appear, but her [[Mini Peach|mini toy version]] does. Also, in some of the game series, her castle is one of the stages.
 
In the [[Wii U]] version of ''Bayonetta'' and ''Bayonetta 2'', there is an unlockable costume for [[Bayonetta]] and Jeanne that resemble Princess Peach, as well as a special moveset based on Mario and Peach's abilities. The costume consists of a shortened version of Peach's dress, with Mario dolls attached to it, and golden details. A palette swap for it is available, and resembles [[Princess Daisy]], but it lacks the Mario doll and instead has a Luigi doll. In both versions, her summon is Bowser.
 
In ''Tekken Tag Tournament 2: Wii U Edition'', one of the costumes is based off of Peach.
 
In the Super Mario Mash-up in ''[[Minecraft]]'', Peach appears as a playable skin, along with a [[Cat Mario|Cat Peach]] skin.
 
Peach, or more accurately, her Cat Peach form, is a character on the Virtual Console series ''[[The Cat Mario Show]]''.
 
In the Nintendo Switch Online trailer in the September 13 Nintendo Direct, she was seen as one of the players in various portions of the Online Play, and during the NES portion showing online gameplay, Peach and Bowser Jr. were shown playing against each other remotely with the ''Dr. Mario'' NES game.
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==General information==
===Physical description===
===Physical description===
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Peach is a woman with long blonde hair, fair skin, and vivid blue eyes, framed by six lashes (three or four in other artwork) and small, thin eyebrows. She has an oval face with a pointed chin, a triangular nose and full pink lips. Her hair has a triangular bang in the center of her forehead, two rows of flips on her back, and two split sideburns framing her face. Due to her lithe and slim figure, she is classified as lighter weight than Mario or Luigi in various games such as in the ''Mario Kart'' series despite being taller than them.
Peach is a young woman with long blonde hair, fair skin and blue eyes, framed by six lashes (three or four in other artwork) and small, thin eyebrows. She has an oval face with a pointed chin, a triangular nose and full pink lips. Her hair has a triangular bang in the center of her forehead, two rows of flips on her back, and two split sideburns framing her face. Due to her lithe and slim figure, she is classified as lighter weight than Mario or Luigi in various games such as in the ''Mario Kart'' series despite being taller than them.


Peach usually wears a pink floor-length dress with puffy sleeves, magenta panniers at the waist, a high collar and a frill of the same color at the hem. Peach wears a pair of pink bloomers under her dress. Most games include a white petticoat under her gown. From ''Super Mario Bros.'' to ''Mario Kart: Super Circuit'', her dress had a band around her waist rather than panniers and was colored magenta from below her knees. Peach wears a golden crown with red and blue gems, blue spherical earrings, and an oval blue brooch on her chest. She wears long white opera gloves and red heels. Her dress is far more elaborately designed in recent ''Super Smash Bros.'' titles, but is otherwise the same; the ''Super Smash Bros.'' games have also given her minor proportion changes such as the size of her head and the thickness of her eyelashes.
Peach usually wears a pink floor-length dress with puffy sleeves, magenta panniers at the waist, a high collar and a frill of the same color at the hem. Most games include a white petticoat under her dress. From ''Super Mario Bros.'' to ''Mario Kart: Super Circuit'', her dress had a band around her waist rather than panniers and was colored magenta from below her knees. This appearance was brought back in ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' and its remake. Peach wears a golden crown with red and blue gems, round blue earrings, and an oval blue brooch on her chest. She wears long white opera gloves and red high heels. In ''Princess Peach: Showtime!'', princess seams are added to the bodice. Her dress is far more elaborately designed in recent ''Super Smash Bros.'' titles, as well as ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' giving her dress an original design, but is otherwise the same; the ''Super Smash Bros.'' games have also given her minor proportion changes such as the size of her head and the thickness of her eyelashes.


Peach is taller than most human characters, exceeded only by [[Rosalina]], [[Pauline]], and Waluigi. In the pamphlet for ''[[Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen!]]'', her height is given as 160 cm (5 ft 3 in.) and her weight as 41 kg (90 lbs.)<ref name=Pamphlet>{{media link|MarioBrosMovieHeightChart.jpg|''Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen!'' pamphlet}}</ref> In the original and ''[[Super Mario Bros. Deluxe]]'' versions of ''Super Mario Bros.'' and ''Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels'', however, she is depicted as being shorter than [[Super Mario (form)|Super Mario/Super Luigi]] (with the difference in size being enough that she has to stand on her tip-toes to kiss Mario/Luigi if they are in Super/Fire form in the ''Deluxe'' version). However, in the ''Deluxe'' version, there are full scenes with Peach lowering herself to make eye contact with Mario while being eye-level with Luigi.
Peach is usually depicted as taller than most human characters, exceeded only by [[Rosalina]], [[Pauline]], and [[Waluigi]]. In the pamphlet for ''[[Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen!]]'', her height is given as 160 cm (5 ft 3 in.) and her weight as 41 kg (90 lbs.)<ref name=Pamphlet>{{file link|MarioBrosMovieHeightChart.jpg|''Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen!'' pamphlet}}</ref> In the original and ''[[Super Mario Bros. Deluxe]]'' versions of ''Super Mario Bros.'' and ''Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels'', however, she is depicted as being shorter than [[Super Mario (form)|Super Mario/Super Luigi]] (with the difference in size being enough that she has to stand on her tip-toes to kiss Mario/Luigi if they are in Super/Fire form in the ''Deluxe'' version). However, in the ''Deluxe'' version, there are full scenes with Peach lowering herself to make eye contact with Mario while being eye-level with Luigi. In ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'', Super Mario and Super Peach are now depicted as approximately the same height, with Super Luigi being taller.
 
The pamphlet for ''Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen!'' states her age as 16.<ref name=Pamphlet></ref> The DIC cartoons' version of the princess has been officially stated to be seventeen years old.<ref>''Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'' writer's bible bio for Princess Toadstool: ''Chronologically, a seventeen-year-old...''</ref> As for the video game version of Peach, though no fixed age has been revealed, her overall physical appearance and her appearance as a baby alongside Mario, who is revealed to be around 24-26 years old, suggests that she is in her early twenties.


Though no fixed age has been revealed for Peach in the video games, ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]'' indicates that she is at least just slightly younger than Mario and Luigi, being the only one of the three to have not yet developed proper motor or speech skills as a baby. Taking into consideration the [[Mario#Physical description|statement that Mario and Luigi are between their early and mid twenties]], a relatively wider and more exact age gap is present in early animated media; the pamphlet for ''Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen!'' states her age as 16 (compared to Mario and Luigi, who are respectively stated to be around 25 and 23),<ref name=Pamphlet></ref><ref>{{cite|author=Supper Mario Broth|url=www.tumblr.com/suppermariobroth/720499685662588928/the-booklet-included-with-the-official-soundtrack?source=share|title=The booklet included with the official soundtrack for the 1986 anime movie "Super Mario Bros.: The Great Mission to Rescue Princess Peach!" lists Mario's, Luigi's and Peach's intended heights, weights and ages at the time of the movie's release. Of course, due to the many redesigns the characters have had in the decades since, these statistics are no longer reflective of Nintendo's current portrayal of the characters."|publisher=Tumblr|accessdate=November 14, 2023}}</ref> while the writers' bible for ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' states that the DIC cartoons' version of the princess is 17.<ref>{{cite|title=''Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'' writer's bible|quote=Chronologically, a seventeen-year-old...}}</ref>
====Alternate outfits====
====Alternate outfits====
[[File:Peach - Aces Artwork.png|thumb|220px|Peach is seen in sports wear, with her hair tied back, rather than her usual dress for most of the ''Mario'' sports games.]]
[[File:Peach - Aces Artwork.png|thumb|220px|Princess Peach is seen in sports wear, with her hair tied back, rather than her dress for most of the ''Super Mario'' sports games.]]
Peach has been in various outfits, most frequently in the sports games. In ''NES Open Tournament Golf'', Peach's dress was shorter, matching the frame of a short sundress. She also wore pink ballet flats but had no crown. In ''Mario Golf'' for the Nintendo 64, Peach wore a similar dress she wore in ''NES Open Tournament Golf'', and the footwear consisted of orange sports trainers with white high socks. She also had three other color variants for her sports dress, which were in cyan, neon red, and cornflower blue. This attire would pass over to ''Mario Tennis''. In ''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]'', Peach introduced a newer version of her sports attire, which consisted of a sleeveless minidress, bearing the same color in pink with a magenta stripe at the bottom of the skirt area. Also included in the build were magenta tennis shoes and white mid-height socks. This attire was also featured in ''Mario Power Tennis''. In the GameCube version of ''NBA Street V3'', Peach introduced a two-piece athletic uniform, where the sleeveless top and shorts were both pink with white trim linings. She also wore the same footwear that she donned with her sports minidress. The two-piece athletic uniform was legitimately introduced in ''Mario Superstar Baseball'', the first installment aside from third-party crossovers.
Princess Peach has been in various outfits, most frequently in the sports games. In ''Mario Golf'' and ''Mario Tennis'' for the Nintendo 64, Peach's sports dress was simply a shorter, sleeveless version of her usual dress. Starting with the GameCube ''Mario'' sports games, however, her outfits have more variety. In ''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]'' and ''[[Mario Power Tennis]]'', the outfit that she wears is a sleeveless minidress. In other traditional active sports installments such as ''Mario Hoops 3-on-3'', the ''Mario Baseball'' games, and ''Mario Sports Mix'', her outfit consists of a two-piece athletic uniform. She has received different sports outfits in some games such as ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020]]'', where she has different clothes to suit each sport ranging from surf wear to jockey apparel to leotards, and the ''Mario Strikers'' games, where she wears armor to fit the more physical nature of the games.


In ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' / ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'', Peach wears a white jumpsuit with a pink stripe on the sides when riding [[Bike|motorbikes]] and [[ATV]]s. This jumpsuit, albeit with a few changes and a matching biker helmet, has been seen in ''The Super Mario Bros. Movie''.
In ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' / ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'', Peach wears a pink jumpsuit when riding [[bike|motorbike]]s and [[ATV]]s. This jumpsuit is also seen in ''The Super Mario Bros. Movie''.


In ''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games'', Peach introduced a specialized outfit to suit colder climates, which consisted on a pink mini-dress, magenta leggings, and white boots with pink laces. In ''Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games'', Peach introduced a leotard that was used for swimming and gymnastics.
Outside of sports, Peach occasionally changes her outfit to fit the occasion. In ''Mario Party 2'', she wears five distinct outfits fitting into five of the six themes for Mario Land, as [[Bowser Land]] has the characters in their original clothes. In ''Super Mario Sunshine'', Peach wears a lighter, sleeveless version of her dress and a hair in a ponytail; she wears a ponytail in subsequent ''Mario Kart'' games, starting with ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'', and various sports games. In ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'', aside from her traditional pink dress, which only appears in the prologue and when encountering her at Mushroom Kingdom in the post-game, she has a wide variety of outfits, such as the [[Lochlady Dress|wedding dress]] she wore for most of the game, as well as various outfits she wore in the post-game, with the specific type depending on the world visited. Most of these outfits have reappeared as high-tier rewards in ''Mario Kart Tour''.


Outside of sports, Peach occasionally changes her outfit to fit the occasion. In ''Mario Party 2'', she also wears five distinct outfits fitting into the five themes for Mario Land. In ''Super Mario Sunshine'', Peach wears a lighter, sleeveless version of her dress. The dress is mainly bright azalea pink, while the panniers, collar, and hem are standard pink. Rather than wear her evening gloves, her left wrist is manned with a gold bracelet, while her right hand has a red ring on the index finger. Her hair is also converted into a ponytail with a blue hairband; she wears a ponytail in subsequent ''Mario Kart'' games, starting with ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'', and various sports games.
Within the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series, Princess Peach comes in several [[smashwiki:Alternate costume|alternate colors]], usually changing her clothing, but she has a Princess Daisy palette in ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' that even changes her hair color and complexion.


In ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'', aside from her traditional pink dress, which only appears in the prologue and when encountering her at Mushroom Kingdom in the post-game, she has a wide variety of outfits, such as the wedding dress she wore for most of the game (later revealed to be the [[Lochlady Dress]]), as well as various outfits she wore in the post-game, with the specific type depending on the world visited. At Bonneton, Shiveria, and Honeylune Ridge, Peach wears a gray trench coat with a white scarf. Also included are a charcoal gray nightcap, black gloves, black tights, and gray heels. At Fossil Falls, Steam Gardens, and the Forgotten Isle, Peach wears an explorer's uniform, which consists of a cream yellow shirt and shorts. Also included are a beige straw hat, white explorer's gloves, and chestnut brown hiking boots with white high socks. At Tostarena, the Nimbus Arena, New Donk City, and Crumbleden, Peach wears a white polo shirt, a pink midi skirt, and silver ankle strapped heels. Also included are a white vacation hat with a pink band and a pink polka dot scarf. At Mount Volbono, Peach wears blue overalls with a pink long sleeve shirt, a tan straw hat, white rancher's gloves, and pink rain boots. At Lake Lamode and Bubblaine, Peach wears a two-piece swimsuit, which both parts are pink, a white towel with pink lunar markings around the waist area, and pink wedged flip-flops with violet flowers. At Bowser's Castle, Peach wears a white Yukata with Fire Flower patterns, a Boo mask attached around her hair, and brown wedged flip-flips.
Peach has also worn alternate outfits in promotions. One of the earliest was Peach in a kimono in ''[[All Night Nippon: Super Mario Bros.]]'' to promote Japanese holiday. Although this particular outfit has not appeared in any games since, Peach wore similar kimono outfits in an advertisement for Nintendo's involvement in the Kyoto Cross Media Experience 2009, a Club Nintendo calendar award, a New Year 2017 wallpaper (which was reused from artwork from the Kyoto Cross Media Experience 2009), in Bowser's Kingdom in ''Super Mario Odyssey'', and as a driver variant in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' (as well as a pink yukata partly derived from her Bowser's Kingdom attire).


Within the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series, Princess Peach comes in several [[smashwiki:Alternate costume|alternate colors]], including a Daisy palette in ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' that even changes her hair color and complexion. The same palette, albeit with her standard skin tone, also appears in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' and ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'' / ''Wii U''.
In ''[[Princess Peach: Showtime!]]'', Peach has 12 different costumes she can transform into: [[Swordfighter Peach|Swordfighter]], [[Detective Peach|Detective]], [[Patissiere Peach|Patissiere]], [[Kung Fu Peach|Kung Fu]], [[Ninja Peach|Ninja]], [[Cowgirl Peach|Cowgirl]], [[Figure Skater Peach|Figure Skater]], [[Dashing Thief Peach|Dashing Thief]], [[Mermaid Peach|Mermaid]], [[Mighty Peach|Mighty]], [[Radiant Peach|Radiant]] and [[Super Radiant Peach|Super Radiant]].
 
Peach has also worn alternate outfits in promotions. One of the earliest was Peach in a kimono in ''[[All Night Nippon: Super Mario Bros.]]'' to promote a Japanese holiday. Although this particular outfit has not appeared in any games since, Peach wore similar kimono outfits in an advertisement for Nintendo's involvement in the Kyoto Cross Media Experience 2009, a Club Nintendo calendar award, a New Year 2017 wallpaper (which was reused from artwork from the Kyoto Cross Media Experience 2009), in Bowser's Kingdom in ''Super Mario Odyssey'', and as a driver variant in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' (as well as a pink yukata partly derived from her Bowser's Kingdom attire). In the 2015 New Nintendo 3DS Japanese promotional trailer, Peach wore a black and white stripped dress with a salmon pink bow around her hair. Her earrings were black, and she also wore white casual sneakers.


==General information==
===Personality===
===Personality===
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Largely because of her frequency of being kidnapped, she has been the subject of a running gag in throughout the series where several characters refer to the frequency of her abductions. Even Peach herself has referred to her kidnapping in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' as a "recent kidnapping". Some characters referred to her even being useless, such as [[Solid Snake|Snake]] in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' and Pit (and to a certain extent, Viridi) in ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U''. But while Peach is often considered the archetypal video game damsel in distress, she is often shown actively working against her captors, such as tossing Super Mushrooms to Mario during the final fight in ''[[Super Mario World]]'', sneaking around searching for power-ups and/or information to send to Mario in games such as ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' and the ''Paper Mario'' series, and even attempting to escape her confinement in ''Super Mario 3D Land''.
Largely because of her frequency of being kidnapped, she has been the subject of a running gag in throughout the series where several characters refer to the frequency of her abductions. Even Peach herself has referred to her kidnapping in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' as a "recent kidnapping". Some characters referred to her even being useless, such as [[Solid Snake|Snake]] in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' and Pit (and to a certain extent, Viridi) in ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U''. But while Peach is often considered the archetypal video game damsel in distress, she is often shown actively working against her captors, such as tossing Super Mushrooms to Mario during the final fight in ''[[Super Mario World]]'', sneaking around searching for power-ups and/or information to send to Mario in games such as ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' and the ''Paper Mario'' series, and even attempting to escape her confinement in ''Super Mario 3D Land''.


[[File:Bis Credit Scene 14.png|thumb|Peach, Mario, and Luigi help make a thank-you cake cake for Bowser at the end of ''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story'']]
[[File:Bis Credit Scene 14.png|thumb|Peach, Mario, and Luigi help make a thank-you cake for Bowser at the end of ''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story'']]
While Peach occasionally seems naïve, she is generally level-headed, knows when to take charge, and shows more common sense and observance than those around her, such as noticing [[Shadow Mario|a Mario doppleganger]] in the Isle Delfino vacation guide video's background in ''Super Mario Sunshine'', insisting that an emergency meeting continues even after it is briefly interrupted by Bowser and deducing what Fawful was [[Dark Star|planning]] regarding her in ''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story'', and talking a stubborn Bowser into joining her and Mario in ''Super Paper Mario''. She often acts as a peacemaker; for example, in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''{{'}}s story mode, she offers tea to [[Fox McCloud|Fox]] and [[Sheik]] in order to stop them from fighting, and later converts [[Mr. Game & Watch]] to their cause. In the ''Super Mario World'' cartoon, she is a motherly figure to the young Yoshi and [[Oogtar]], and in the cartoons overall, she is practical and generous to a fault, such as trying to convince the Mario Bros. to return home, despite the fact that King Koopa is still after her. She also has a feisty side, which shines through particularly well in her comic appearances. Besides sports, Peach is also into ballroom dancing, video games, and gardening, and seems to enjoy exploring and trying new things.
While Peach occasionally seems naïve, she is generally level-headed, knows when to take charge, and shows more common sense and observance than those around her, such as noticing [[Shadow Mario|a Mario doppelganger]] in the Isle Delfino vacation guide video's background in ''Super Mario Sunshine'', insisting that an emergency meeting continues even after it is briefly interrupted by Bowser and deducing what Fawful was [[Dark Star|planning]] regarding her in ''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story'', and talking a stubborn Bowser into joining her and Mario in ''Super Paper Mario''. She often acts as a peacemaker; for example, in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''{{'}}s story mode, she offers tea to [[Fox]] and [[Sheik]] in order to stop them from fighting, and later converts [[Mr. Game & Watch]] to their cause. In the ''Super Mario World'' cartoon, she is a motherly figure to the young Yoshi and [[Oogtar]], and in the cartoons overall, she is practical and generous to a fault, such as trying to convince the Mario Bros. to return home, despite the fact that King Koopa is still after her. She also has a feisty side, which shines through particularly well in her comic appearances. Besides sports, Peach is also into ballroom dancing, video games, and gardening, and seems to enjoy exploring and trying new things.
 
Although she is generally depicted as kind, sociable, and generous in most games, the ''Mario Strikers'' games do show a slightly more arrogant and petulant side to Peach, including her pitching a fit to one of her teammates and eventually jumping in a tantrum if the opposing team scores, while ''Mario Strikers Charged'' in particular shows her having a diva-like side, with her being eager to get photographed and striking poses; in ''Mario Strikers: Battle League'', though, she regains her composure. A similar temperamental nature can be observed if the player fails to flip food in time and have it land on the floor in the Modern versions of ''Chef'', where Peach will either stomp her foot in frustration (''Game & Watch Gallery 2'') or otherwise put her hand over her head and scream repeatedly in frustration before proceeding to wince (''Game & Watch Gallery 4''), in either case causing Yoshi to crouch down in fear.


Although she is generally depicted as kind, sociable, and generous in most games, the ''Mario Strikers'' games do show a slightly more arrogant and petulant side to Peach, including her pitching a fit to one of her teammates and eventually jumping in a tantrum if the opposing team scores; in ''Mario Strikers: Battle League'', though, she will regain her composure. A similar temperamental nature can be observed if the player fails to flip food in time and have it land on the floor in the Modern versions of ''Chef'', where Peach will either stomp her foot in frustration (''Game & Watch Gallery 2'') or otherwise put her hand over her head and scream repeatedly in frustration before proceeding to wince (''Game & Watch Gallery 4''), in either case causing Yoshi to crouch down in fear.
In ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'', ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'', ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'', ''[[Super Mario Run]]'', ''[[Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle]]'', ''[[Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope]]'', ''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]'', and most notably, ''[[Super Princess Peach]]'' and ''[[Princess Peach: Showtime!]]'', Peach shows the braver side of her personality; participating as a fellow heroine, or in the latter two cases, as the sole heroine, single-handedly saving the day.


In [[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]], Peach's personality was drastically revamped. She is shown to be brave, assertive and bossy, and often acts aggressive; little of her original sweet and polite demeanor has been kept. The movie also shows her being a born leader for her kingdom, keeping her role as a caring figure towards her people but in a more active way.
In ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'', Peach's personality was drastically revamped. She is considerably more assertive and tomboyish, and a born leader for her kingdom, keeping her role as a caring figure towards the Toads, albeit in a more active way. She is not soft-spoken like her game counterpart but has moments of kindness, as she takes Mario with her to the [[Donkey Kong Island|Jungle Kingdom]], despite failing the obstacle course multiple times. Additionally, she reluctantly accepts to Bowser's proposal as Kamek tortures Toad, on the condition that he doesn't hurt her [[Toad (species)|people]].


===Speech===
===Speech===
Early in her history, while Peach did speak, it was largely done via text dialogue. It was not until ''Mario is Missing'' where Peach got some dialogue, and it would not be until ''Super Mario 64'' onward that she maintained having voiced dialogue. In ''Super Mario 64'' and the international versions of ''Mario Kart 64'', she largely spoke with a mature, feminine tone, though in the Japanese version of ''Mario Kart 64'' as well as all versions of ''Mario Party'', ''2'', and ''3'', and ''Super Mario Advance'', Peach spoke with a slightly higher-pitched, somewhat shrill tone, and also possessing a slight Italian accent in the case of the last game. Starting with ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' and ''Super Mario Sunshine'', she was given a very soft, high-pitched voice. In the Japanese versions of certain games, such as ''[[Itadaki Street DS]]'' and ''[[Fortune Street]]'', Peach tends to end her sentences with "ですわ" (desu wa), a stereotypical trait in Japanese media reserved for noble upper-class women and even simply haughty and arrogant women.
Early in her history, while Peach did speak, it was largely done via text dialogue. It was not until ''Mario is Missing'' where Peach got some dialogue, and it would not be until ''Super Mario 64'' onward that she maintained having voiced dialogue. In ''Super Mario 64'' and the international versions of ''Mario Kart 64'', she largely spoke with a mature, feminine tone, though in the Japanese version of ''Mario Kart 64'' as well as all versions of ''Mario Party'', ''2'', and ''3'', and ''Super Mario Advance'', Peach spoke with a slightly higher-pitched, somewhat shrill tone, and also possessing a slight Italian accent in the case of the last game. Starting with ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' and ''Super Mario Sunshine'', she was given a very soft, high-pitched voice. In the Japanese versions of certain games, such as ''[[Itadaki Street DS]]'' and ''[[Fortune Street]]'', Peach tends to end her sentences with "ですわ" (desu wa), a stereotypical trait in Japanese media reserved for noble upper-class women and even simply haughty and arrogant women. In ''Princess Peach: Showtime!'', Peach's voice varies from her usual tone to a deeper one, similar to the one used in her earlier voiced appearances.


===Powers and abilities===
===Powers and abilities===
Like other ''Mario'' characters, Peach can [[Jump]] and [[Ground Pound]]; she also slaps opponents, which is her specialty, rather than [[punch]]ing. While not very strong physically, she makes up for it in technique and skill, and many games reveal her to be fast and agile as well. She is also shown to be very graceful, often embellishing attacks and victory scenes alike with elegant movements, twirls, and dances. With the release of ''Super Mario 3D World'', Peach is able to use power-ups, such as the [[Fire Flower]], [[Super Leaf]], [[Super Bell]], and [[Double Cherry]], among other power-ups and items. She also has the unique ability to [[Floating Jump|float in mid-air]] by means of her skirt, first seen in ''Super Mario Bros. 2'', and can also use [[Peach's Parasol|her parasol]] to achieve this same effect. This ability returns in ''Super Mario 3D World'' and the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series; in the former, it is also revealed that Peach can still glide even when she doesn't have a skirt on. In ''New Super Mario Bros.'', ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'', and ''New Super Mario Bros. 2'', she is also shown to slow down her descent from a fairly large height.
Like other ''Super Mario'' characters, Peach can [[Jump]] and [[Ground Pound]]; she also slaps opponents, which is her specialty, rather than [[punch]]ing. While not very strong physically, she makes up for it in technique and skill, and many games reveal her to be fast and agile as well. She is also shown to be very graceful, often embellishing attacks and victory scenes alike with elegant movements, twirls, and dances. With the release of ''Super Mario 3D World'', Peach is able to use power-ups, such as the [[Fire Flower]], [[Super Leaf]], [[Super Bell]], and [[Double Cherry]], among other power-ups and items. She also has the unique ability to [[Floating Jump|float in mid-air]] by means of her skirt, first seen in ''Super Mario Bros. 2'', and can also use [[Peach's Parasol|her parasol]] to achieve this same effect. This ability returns in ''Super Mario 3D World'' (where it is also revealed that Peach can still glide even when she does not have a skirt on) and the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series, and Peach is also shown using it in ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]''. In ''New Super Mario Bros.'', ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'', and ''New Super Mario Bros. 2'', she is shown to be able to slow down her descent from a fairly large height.


[[File:Peach Royal Strike.png|thumb|upright=1.4|left|Peach's Super Strike, the "Royal Strike", in ''Super Mario Strikers'']]
[[File:Peach Royal Strike.png|thumb|upright=1.4|left|Peach's Super Strike, the "Royal Strike", in ''Super Mario Strikers'']]
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In general, however, Peach's special abilities and powers usually involve hearts. They are mostly seen in the sports installments including, but not limited to, ''Mario Power Tennis'' ([[Sweet Kiss Return]]), ''Mario Hoops 3-on-3'' ([[Heart Shot]]), ''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Strikers]]'' (heart trails follow the balls after special hits). Her special item in ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'' is also a [[Heart (item)|heart]], and allows her to co-opt others' attacks. Besides hearts alone, Peach will sometimes use the power of love to combat her opponents in sports, such as her [[Super Peach Spin]] offensive shot in ''[[Mario Power Tennis]]'', or how her [[Heart Swing]] in ''Mario Super Sluggers'' dazes any male player who tries to catch it, while the other females are immune. In addition, many of her abilities in ''Super Mario RPG'' have a heart as her magic symbol. Additionally, the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series as of ''Brawl'' has generally given her moves more of an embellished feminine flair, such as replacing certain moves and adding details like ribbons, rainbows, sparkles, and hearts to others (including replacing the Peach Bomber's explosion with hearts).
In general, however, Peach's special abilities and powers usually involve hearts. They are mostly seen in the sports installments including, but not limited to, ''Mario Power Tennis'' ([[Sweet Kiss Return]]), ''Mario Hoops 3-on-3'' ([[Heart Shot]]), ''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Strikers]]'' (heart trails follow the balls after special hits). Her special item in ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'' is also a [[Heart (item)|heart]], and allows her to co-opt others' attacks. Besides hearts alone, Peach will sometimes use the power of love to combat her opponents in sports, such as her [[Super Peach Spin]] offensive shot in ''[[Mario Power Tennis]]'', or how her [[Heart Swing]] in ''Mario Super Sluggers'' dazes any male player who tries to catch it, while the other females are immune. In addition, many of her abilities in ''Super Mario RPG'' have a heart as her magic symbol. Additionally, the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series as of ''Brawl'' has generally given her moves more of an embellished feminine flair, such as replacing certain moves and adding details like ribbons, rainbows, sparkles, and hearts to others (including replacing the Peach Bomber's explosion with hearts).


Aside from her magical abilities, she is also shown in a few games to be a good chef, or at least a good baker, such as the Modern version of ''Chef'' in some of the ''Game & Watch Gallery'' games, as well as ''Paper Mario'', when she has to bake a cake for [[Gourmet Guy]] in exchange for information regarding Mario. In addition, incidental dialogue from Toad after getting a star on the [[Peach's Birthday Cake]] board from ''Mario Party'' revealed that she was responsible for the titular cake's creation. She also was shown to be good at chemistry, having created an invisibility potion with the help of [[TEC-XX]] in an attempt to retrieve vital information on the X-Nauts' plans from Grodus's office.  
Aside from her magical abilities, she is also shown in a few games to be a good chef, or at least a good baker, such as the Modern version of ''Chef'' in some of the ''Game & Watch Gallery'' games, as well as ''Paper Mario'', when she has to bake a cake for [[Gourmet Guy]] in exchange for information regarding Mario. In addition, incidental dialogue from Toad after getting a star on the [[Peach's Birthday Cake]] board from ''Mario Party'' revealed that she was responsible for the titular cake's creation. She also was shown to be good at chemistry, having created an invisibility potion with the help of [[TEC]] in an attempt to retrieve vital information on the X-Nauts' plans from Grodus's office.  


During her trek on Vibe Island in ''Super Princess Peach'', she also was shown to utilize various Vibe Powers, with [[Gloom]] making her run faster and use tears to grow plants, [[Rage]] making her shake the ground upon landing and burn hot enough to melt ice, [[Calm]] letting her heal herself, and [[Joy]] making her fly and spin foes and objects with a whirlwind.
During her trek on Vibe Island in ''Super Princess Peach'', she also was shown to utilize various Vibe Powers, with [[Gloom]] making her run faster and use tears to grow plants, [[Rage]] making her shake the ground upon landing and burn hot enough to melt ice, [[Calm]] letting her heal herself, and [[Joy]] making her fly and spin foes and objects with a whirlwind.
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====Family====
====Family====
[[File:Peach-mss-intro-1.png|thumb|upright=1.1|Peach and Toadsworth greeting their friends in the ''Mario Super Sluggers'' opening]]
[[File:Peach-mss-intro-1.png|thumb|upright=1.1|Peach and Toadsworth greeting their friends in the ''Mario Super Sluggers'' opening]]
The [[Mushroom King]] as well as [[List of implied characters#Princess Toadstool's mother|the Mushroom Queen]] are the only confirmed members of her family in the games, although very little is known about them. According to his depiction in the [[Nintendo Comics System]], while he does embarrass her with his general foolishness, she knows he has good intentions and loves him dearly. Other media have shed light on Peach's other relatives, such as [[Gramma Toadstool]] and [[List of implied characters#Princess Toadstool's mother|her mother]]. In ''Mario Superstar Baseball'', a Lakitu mistakenly refers to [[Toadsworth]] as Peach's grandpa, but in reality, while he is very protective of her and has cared for her ever since she was [[Baby Peach|a baby]], he is actually her longtime steward and has no actual family relation. Similar confusion surrounds an elderly chambermaid Toad referred to as [[Grandma]] by Peach in ''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars'', however, it is most likely that this was a term of endearment carried over from the Japanese version, where it is more common to use familial terms for non-relatives. In the ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'' and ''Mario Kart Wii'' official guides published by [[Prima Games|Prima]] and licensed by Nintendo, Daisy's biographies state that Peach is her cousin, but that statement has yet to be proven in the games themselves. Similarly, according to the PRIMA Official Game Guide for ''Super Mario Galaxy'', Rosalina was initially intended to be a relative of Peach's, hence her similar physical appearance to Peach, although this concept was dropped.<ref>"''In the early stages, we contemplated the idea that Rosalina was related to Peach, so that is why their features are very similar. Her long bangs represent her outward strength and inner sorrow and loneliness.''" Black, Fletcher. ''Super Mario Galaxy'' [[Prima Games|PRIMA]] Official Game Guide, page 346.</ref> In the ''[[Amada Anime Series: Super Mario Bros.]]'' adaptation of [[Super Mario Momotarō|Momotarō]], Ojīsan and Obāsan are the parents of Princess Peach.
The [[Mushroom King]] as well as [[List of implied characters#Princess Toadstool's mother|the Mushroom Queen]] are the only confirmed members of her family in the games, although very little is known about them. According to his depiction in the [[Nintendo Comics System]], while he does embarrass her with his general foolishness, she knows he has good intentions and loves him dearly. Other media have shed light on Peach's other relatives, such as [[Gramma Toadstool]], [[Obā-chan|another grandmother]], and [[List of implied characters#Princess Toadstool's mother|her mother]]. In ''Mario Superstar Baseball'', a Lakitu mistakenly refers to [[Toadsworth]] as Peach's grandpa, but in reality, while he is very protective of her and has cared for her ever since she was [[Baby Peach|a baby]], he is actually her longtime steward and has no actual family relation. Similar confusion surrounds an elderly chambermaid Toad referred to as [[Granny|Grandma]] by Peach in ''Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars''; however, it is most likely that this was a term of endearment carried over from the Japanese version, where it is more common to use familial terms for non-relatives. In the ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'' and ''Mario Kart Wii'' official guides published by [[Prima Games|Prima]] and licensed by Nintendo, Daisy's biographies state that Peach is her cousin, but that statement has yet to be proven in the games themselves. Similarly, according to the PRIMA Official Game Guide for ''Super Mario Galaxy'', Rosalina was initially intended to be a relative of Peach's, hence her similar physical appearance to Peach, although this concept was dropped.<ref>{{cite|quote=In the early stages, we contemplated the idea that Rosalina was related to Peach, so that is why their features are very similar. Her long bangs represent her outward strength and inner sorrow and loneliness.|author=Black, Fletcher|title=''Super Mario Galaxy'' PRIMA Official Game Guide|format=Premiere Edition|page=346|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|language=en-us|date=November 9, 2007|978-0-7615-5643-5}}</ref> In the ''[[Amada Anime Series: Super Mario Bros.]]'' adaptation of [[Super Mario Momotarō|Momotarō]], Ojīsan and Obāsan are the parents of Princess Peach. In the ''[[Super Mario Land 4]]'' manga, a [[Pichi-hime|descendant of her]] is seen working for the [[Federation Army]], alongside [[Marīo|Mario's]], during the event of the ''{{wp|Solar Striker}}'' game.


====Friends and love interests====
====Friends and love interests====
[[File:SMRL-Line-Mario-Sunset.gif|thumb|150px|[[LINE]] sticker of Mario and Peach]]
[[File:SMRL-Line-Mario-Sunset.gif|thumb|150px|[[LINE]] sticker of Mario and Peach]]
{{quote2|Oh Mario! You came to the party to see me! You're so sweet! Thank you!♥|Princess Peach|[[Paper Mario]]}}
{{quote|Oh Mario! You came to the party to see me! You're so sweet! Thank you!♥|Princess Peach|[[Paper Mario]]}}
Mario, being her most frequent rescuer, is Peach's love interest. The two are shown to have been close friends since childhood in ''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time'', and in the comic "[[Warios Weihnachtsmärchen]]", published in the German ''Club Nintendo'' magazine, it is revealed that they spent their graduation ball in school together. Peach has sent Toads to help Luigi when Mario disappears in ''[[Luigi's Mansion]]'', and she herself rescues all three of them from Bowser in ''Super Princess Peach'', as well as saving Mario and one of his allies from the [[Icicle Golem]] in ''[[Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle]]''. In ''Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen!'', Peach is willing to put herself into a forced marriage with Bowser if it means saving Mario's life. They also share good chemistry together as "buddy players" in ''[[Mario Superstar Baseball]]'' and ''[[Mario Super Sluggers]]''.
Mario, being her most frequent rescuer, is Peach's love interest. The two are shown to have been close friends since childhood in ''Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time'', and the comic "[[Warios Weihnachtsmärchen]]," published in the German ''Club Nintendo'' magazine, reveals that they spent their graduation ball in school together. Peach has sent Toads to help Luigi when Mario disappears in ''[[Luigi's Mansion]]'', and she herself rescues all three of them from Bowser in ''Super Princess Peach'', as well as saving Mario and one of his allies from the [[Icicle Golem]] in ''[[Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle]]''. In ''Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen!'', Peach is willing to put herself into a forced marriage with Bowser if it means saving Mario's life. They also share good [[chemistry]] together as "buddy players" in ''[[Mario Superstar Baseball]]'' and ''[[Mario Super Sluggers]]''.


[[File:SMWMTYNBL Ending Scene.gif|thumb|left|Luigi often reacts the same way as Mario when Peach kisses him.]]
[[File:SMWMTYNBL Ending Scene.gif|thumb|left|Luigi often reacts the same way as Mario when Peach kisses him.]]
Numerous games, alternate media, and supplemental material depict Mario and Peach as having mutual romantic affection for each other as well as a friendship. In ''[[Mario Party 5]]'', Peach and Mario are called "Cutest Couple" and the official guide for ''Mario Party 8'' states that Peach is the apple of Mario's eye. In the official guide of ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'', the description for [[Baby Mario and Baby Peach: Dynamic Duo]] mentions the "romantic entanglements" in their adult lives, while the official ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'' guide reads "''Aw, isn’t that cute? Mario and Peach are together again''". In the first ''Paper Mario'', one of the Toads tells Mario to take Peach on a date to [[Shooting Star Summit]], and [[Rosalina]] refers to Peach as Mario's "Special One" in ''Super Mario Galaxy'', with the two seen holding hands toward the ending of the game. ''[[Mario Power Tennis]]'' even goes as far as showing Mario himself telling Peach of his love for her in Peach's victory scene, which she responds to with a smile and a blown kiss. Also, in Mario's victory scene in ''Mario Power Tennis'', Peach gives him a small kiss on his cheek. While she does care for Mario, there are times where she gets annoyed if Mario misbehaves. A notable example of this was in the ending to ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'', where, after Mario attempts to prevent Bowser from getting her hand in marriage by behaving in a similar manner, she shouts "enough" and storms off in a huff, although she nonetheless calms down enough to tell Mario and Bowser that they should all go back home, and the post-game shows she forgave Mario for the earlier incident.
Numerous games, alternate media, and supplemental material depict Mario and Peach as having mutual romantic affection for each other as well as a friendship. In ''[[Mario Party 5]]'', Peach and Mario are called "Cutest Couple," and the official guide for ''Mario Party 8'' states that Peach is the apple of Mario's eye. In the official guide of ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]'', the description for [[Baby Mario and Baby Peach: Dynamic Duo]] mentions the "romantic entanglements" in their adult lives, while the official ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'' guide reads, ''"Aw, isn’t that cute? Mario and Peach are together again."'' In ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'', Peach calls Mario her "knight in shining armor," and in the first ''Paper Mario'', one of the Toads tells Mario to take Peach on a date to [[Star Hill|Shooting Star Summit]]. In ''Super Princess Peach'', after Peach rescues Mario, she enthusiastically calls and runs towards him and happily dances with him in celebration. [[Rosalina]] refers to Peach as Mario's "special one" in ''Super Mario Galaxy'', with the two seen holding hands toward the ending of the game. In ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]'', [[Lubba]] and two other [[Luma]]s refer to Peach as Mario's "special one." ''[[Mario Power Tennis]]'' even goes as far as showing Mario himself telling Peach of his love for her in Peach's victory scene, which she responds to with a smile and a blown kiss. Also, in Mario's victory scene in ''Mario Power Tennis'', Peach gives him a small kiss on his cheek. Further, in ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'', after kidnapping her, Bowser declares his intention to make Peach marry him, and Mario's main motivation is to stop Bowser from taking Peach's hand in marriage by force. While Peach does care for Mario, there are times where she gets annoyed if Mario misbehaves. A notable example of this is in the ending to ''Super Mario Odyssey'', where, after Mario attempts to prevent Bowser from getting her hand in marriage by behaving in a similar aggressive manner, she shouts, ''"Enough!"'' and storms off in a huff, although she nonetheless calms down enough to tell Mario and Bowser that they should all go back home, and the post-game shows she forgave Mario for the earlier incident.


Peach's obedient servant is Toad who dotes upon and attempts to protect her despite his fear of Bowser, often getting himself kidnapped along with her in the process. Toad's collectible card from ''Super Mario Galaxy'' states that he even formed the [[Toad Brigade]] and followed Peach and Bowser to space in order to try and save her, while in numerous other games, he is the one to go and alert Mario about Peach's disappearance. They have good chemistry in the ''Mario Baseball'' games, and their team names in the ''Mario Party'' series include "Royal Family" and "Loyal Friends". In the ''Super Smash Bros.'' games, Peach holds Toad in front of herself for protection, though the latter is shown to be reluctant, and attacks out of fear. In ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' however, Toad acts like a proper bodyguard and blocks opponents off from Peach.
Peach's obedient servant is Toad, who dotes upon and attempts to protect her despite his fear of Bowser, often getting himself kidnapped along with her in the process. Toad's collectible card from ''Super Mario Galaxy'' states that he even formed the [[Toad Brigade]] and followed Peach and Bowser to space in order to try to save her, while in numerous other games, he is the one to go alert Mario about Peach's disappearance. They have good chemistry in the ''Mario Baseball'' games, and their team names in the ''Mario Party'' series include "Royal Family" and "Loyal Friends." In the ''Super Smash Bros.'' games, Peach holds Toad in front of herself for protection, though he is shown to be reluctant and attacks out of fear. In ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'', however, Toad acts like a proper bodyguard and blocks opponents off from Peach.


Another of Peach's closest friends is Luigi, who often helps Mario rescue her. There has been inconsistencies whenever Luigi is attracted to Peach. In the platformers, Peach kisses Luigi the same way she kisses Mario, and Luigi reacts the same way. In ''Mario Power Tennis'', when winning a trophy, Peach blows kisses to Mario and Luigi who both swoon in love. However, individual interaction in other games show that there are no romantic feelings between them. The two share good chemistry in ''Mario Superstar Baseball'' but not in its sequel, ''Mario Super Sluggers''.
Another of Peach's closest friends is Luigi, who often helps Mario rescue her. There has been inconsistencies whenever Luigi is attracted to Peach, as in the platformers, Peach kisses Luigi the same way she kisses Mario, and he reacts the same way. In ''Mario Power Tennis'', when winning a trophy, Peach blows kisses to Mario and Luigi, who both swoon in love. However, individual interaction in other games show that there are no romantic feelings between them. The two share good chemistry in ''Mario Superstar Baseball'' but not in its sequel, ''Mario Super Sluggers''.


[[File:Peach and Daisy Present For You.png|thumb|left|Peach and Daisy helping each other carry a large present.]]
[[File:Peach and Daisy Present For You.png|thumb|left|Peach and Daisy helping each other carry a large present.]]
Peach and Daisy have been shown to be best friends since Daisy first became playable in ''Mario Tennis'' for the Nintendo 64. If something involves partners in the ''Mario'' spin-offs, the two will usually be a team, from various sports games to ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''. ''Mario Super Sluggers'' is the first game to show the two sharing dialog, wherein Peach reveals that she has concerns for Daisy's welfare. Nintendo's ''Mario Power Tennis'' website says that Daisy is Peach's "sister in arms", a term used to describe a close friendship, and while the Prima guides for ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'' and ''Mario Kart Wii'' say that they are cousins, although no known first-party material has ever confirmed this. Prior to Daisy's comeback appearance in the games and by extension the establishment of their being best friends, however, a 4-koma segment of the ''[[Super Mario-kun]]'' manga depicts Peach as being jealous of Daisy receiving attention from Mario to the extent that she threw a mushroom at him out of frustration.
Peach and [[Princess Daisy|Daisy]] have been shown to be best friends since Daisy first became playable in ''Mario Tennis'' for the Nintendo 64. If something involves partners in the ''Super Mario'' spin-offs, the two will usually be a team, from various sports games to ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''. ''Mario Super Sluggers'' is the first game to show the two sharing dialog, wherein Peach reveals that she has concerns for Daisy's welfare. Nintendo's ''Mario Power Tennis'' website says that Daisy is Peach's "sister in arms," a term used to describe a close friendship, and while the Prima guides for ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'' and ''Mario Kart Wii'' say that they are cousins, no known first-party material has ever confirmed or denied this. Prior to Daisy's comeback appearance in the games and by extension the establishment of their being best friends, however, a 4-koma segment of the ''[[Super Mario-kun]]'' manga depicts Peach as being jealous of Daisy receiving attention from Mario to the extent that she throws a mushroom at him out of frustration.


Yoshi is another one of Peach's closest friends, who saved her as a baby alongside the other babies in ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]''. The two share good chemistry is most games and he has also helped Mario save her in a number of games, including ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''. He also helps Mario save Peach's friends at her request in ''[[Yoshi's Safari]]''.
Yoshi is another one of Peach's closest friends, who saved her as a baby alongside the other babies in ''[[Yoshi's Island DS]]''. The two share good chemistry is most games, and he has also helped Mario save her in a number of games, including ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''. He also helps Mario save Peach's friends at her request in ''[[Yoshi's Safari]]''.


Peach is on friendly terms with numerous other characters. In the baseball games, she shares good chemistry with [[Toadette]], who is on her starting team, and in ''Mario Party DS'', she gives Toadette a set of touching trumpets. While Peach and Rosalina did not speak in the ''Super Mario Galaxy'' games, the two were shown to become fast friends upon meeting in issue 38 of the ''Super Mario-Kun'' manga, and were also shown to work together in ''Super Mario 3D World''. While Wario has sometimes shown antagonism towards Peach, such as in ''Mario Power Tennis'', he helped save her in ''Super Mario 64 DS'' and was invited to have cake as thanks. He also attempted to retrieve a stolen statue of Peach in ''[[Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3]]'' (albeit with the selfish motivation of trying to hold it for ransom to gain [[Wario Castle|his own castle]]), and appeared to have a crush on her in the ''Mario & Wario'' arc of ''Super Mario Adventures'' comic, seeing as he tried to outdo Mario and buy Peach's prize item, a Samus Doll, for her birthday. Furthermore, the comic "[[Warios Weihnachtsmärchen]]" also revealed that Peach turned Wario down and instead accompanied Mario to their high school graduation ball.
Peach is on friendly terms with numerous other characters. In the baseball games, she shares good chemistry with [[Toadette]], who is on her starting team, and in ''Mario Party DS'', she gives Toadette a set of touching trumpets. While Peach and Rosalina did not speak in the ''Super Mario Galaxy'' games, the two were shown to become fast friends upon meeting in issue 38 of the ''Super Mario-kun'' manga, and they were also shown to work together in ''Super Mario 3D World''. While Wario has sometimes shown antagonism towards Peach, such as in ''Mario Power Tennis'', he helps save her in ''Super Mario 64 DS'' and is invited to have cake as thanks. He also attempts to retrieve a stolen statue of Peach in ''[[Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3]]'' (albeit with the selfish motivation of trying to hold it for ransom to gain [[Wario Castle|his own castle]]), and he appears to have a crush on her in the ''Mario & Wario'' arc of the ''Super Mario Adventures'' comic, seeing as he tries to outdo Mario and buy Peach's prize item, a Samus Doll, for her birthday. Furthermore, the comic "Warios Weihnachtsmärchen" reveals that Peach turned Wario down and instead accompanied Mario to their high school graduation ball.


Initially, Peach was unable to get along with [[Rabbid Peach|her Rabbid counterpart]], due to the latter feeling jealousy towards the former's relationship with Mario. Rabbid Peach has tried to get Mario's attention several times and got frustrated when Peach approached them. When Mario and company came to the revamped [[Mushroom Kingdom]], Rabbid Peach looked at Peach with disgust, to the point of touching her dress and then looking away. Peach herself does not show animosity towards her Rabbid counterpart, and she is willing to cooperate with her to stop the [[Megabug]]. Although not fond of her counterpart, Rabbid Peach nonetheless has some respect for her, such as placing the [[Icicle Golem]]'s head in place before stepping aside while making a gesture indicating that the Rabbid's counterpart is free to kick it back into the freezer. After defeating the said villain, Peach constructs a new statue of Rabbid Peach holding a [[Power Star]], much to the latter's delight. Then, Rabbid Peach invites all of her teammates ''including'' Peach to take a group [[Wikipedia:Selfie|selfie]]. Outside of ''Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle'', artwork shows Peach and Rabbid Peach taking a selfie together, with the former winking and putting up a [[Wikipedia:V-sign|V-sign]].
[[File:Rabbid n Peach - RabbidsKingdomBattle.png|thumb|right|Though initially not getting along, the relationship between Peach and Rabbid Peach later improved.]]
Initially, Peach was unable to get along with [[Rabbid Peach|her Rabbid counterpart]], due to the latter feeling jealousy towards the former's relationship with Mario. Rabbid Peach has tried to get Mario's attention several times and got frustrated when Peach approached them. When Mario and company came to the revamped [[Mushroom Kingdom]], Rabbid Peach looked at Peach with disgust, to the point of touching her dress and then looking away. Peach herself does not show animosity towards her Rabbid counterpart, and she is willing to cooperate with her to stop the [[Megabug]]. Although not fond of her counterpart, Rabbid Peach nonetheless has some respect for her, such as placing the Icicle Golem's head in place before stepping aside while making a gesture indicating that the Rabbid's counterpart is free to kick it back into the freezer. After defeating the said villain, Peach constructs a new statue of Rabbid Peach holding a [[Power Star]], much to the latter's delight. Then, Rabbid Peach invites all of her teammates, including Peach, to take a group {{wp|selfie}}. Promotional artwork for ''Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle'' shows Peach and Rabbid Peach taking a selfie together, with the former winking and putting up a {{wp|V sign}}.


The opening of ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games]]'' and the story mode for the [[Nintendo 3DS]] version of ''Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games'' show Peach, alongside Daisy, being great friends with [[Amy Rose]] (having a special victory animation in the sequels) and [[Blaze the Cat]].
The opening of ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games]]'' and the story mode for the [[Nintendo 3DS]] version of ''Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games'' show Peach, alongside Daisy, being great friends with [[Amy|Amy Rose]] and [[Blaze|Blaze the Cat]], having a special victory animation with the former in the sequels while sharing a similar rational with the latter.


====Foes====
====Foes====
[[File:Wedding4.png|thumb|upright=1.1|left|Bowser and Peach's  sham wedding in the prologue of ''Super Paper Mario'']]
[[File:Wedding4.png|thumb|upright=1.1|left|Bowser and Peach's  sham wedding in the prologue of ''Super Paper Mario'']]
{{quote2|I'll tell you what: I'll smile if [[Bowser|you]] make everything as it was before you showed up!|Princess Peach|[[Paper Mario]]}}
{{quote|I'll tell you what: I'll smile if [[Bowser|you]] make everything as it was before you showed up!|Princess Peach|[[Paper Mario]]}}
Bowser has repeatedly kidnapped Peach and invaded her kingdom to rule the world but also as part of his attraction to her. Peach, however, strongly dislikes Bowser for harming her close friends and putting her into distress. She is frightened or apprehensive of Bowser, such as being startled at Mario upon seeing Bowser on his side in ''Super Mario RPG'' and sobbing over her captivity in the ''Mario'' anime movie. Peach discovers his feelings toward her in ''Paper Mario'', but in other games, Peach immediately notices his attraction, such as his attempting to get her to kiss him in public in ''Mario Power Tennis''. When the situation calls for it, however, she will sweet-talk him to persuade him into teaming up with her and Mario in ''Super Paper Mario'', and she occasionally shows him goodwill, such as baking him a thank-you cake at the end of ''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story''; she has also hesitated when she had to leave him to his presumed demise in ''Super Paper Mario''.
Bowser has repeatedly kidnapped Peach and invaded her kingdom to rule the world but also as part of his attraction to her. Peach, however, strongly dislikes Bowser for harming her close friends and putting her into distress. She is frightened or apprehensive of Bowser, such as being startled at Mario upon seeing Bowser on his side in ''Super Mario RPG'' and sobbing over her captivity in the ''Super Mario'' anime movie. Peach discovers his feelings toward her in ''Paper Mario'', but in other games, Peach immediately notices his attraction, such as his attempting to get her to kiss him in public in ''Mario Power Tennis''. When the situation calls for it, however, she will sweet-talk him to persuade him into teaming up with her and Mario in ''Super Paper Mario'', and she occasionally shows him goodwill, such as baking him a thank-you cake at the end of ''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story''; she has also hesitated when she had to leave him to his presumed demise in ''Super Paper Mario''.


In ''Super Paper Mario'', Nastasia uses mind control to force Peach to marry the willing Bowser in order to fulfill an ancient prophesy, but while Peach considers the wedding a sham and refuses to acknowledge it, Bowser insists on calling her his wife throughout the game, even as they team up to defeat Count Bleck. Peach also rejected Bowser's advances to marriage in the ''Super Mario Adventures'' comic and ''Super Mario Odyssey''.
In ''Super Paper Mario'', Nastasia uses mind control to force Peach to marry the willing Bowser in order to fulfill an ancient prophesy, but while Peach considers the wedding a sham and refuses to acknowledge it, Bowser insists on calling her his wife throughout the game, even as they team up to defeat Count Bleck. Peach also rejected Bowser's advances to marriage in the ''Super Mario Adventures'' comic and ''Super Mario Odyssey''.
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===Leitmotif===
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Since her debut, Peach has had as her theme a [[Ending BGM|repetitive 4-bar musical theme]], with it being expanded in ''[[VS. Super Mario Bros.]]'', ''Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels'', and ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' to feature chimes nearing the end before it loops. The ''Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels'' version was what [[Koji Kondo]] envisioned for the theme originally, but it had to be cut short due to memory limits in the original game.<ref>[http://shmuplations.com/kojikondo/ Koji Kondo – 2001 Composer Interview]. ''Schmuplations''. Retrieved December 12, 2018.</ref> In later games, the music varied between either something akin to {{wp|Richard Wagner}}'s ''Bridal Chorus'' (''Paper Mario'') or ballet-style music (''New Super Mario Bros.'' series, ''Paper Mario: Color Splash'', and ''Super Mario Odyssey'').
Since her debut, Peach has had as her theme a [[Ending (Super Mario Bros.)|repetitive 4-bar musical theme]], with it being expanded in ''[[VS. Super Mario Bros.]]'', ''Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels'', and ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' to feature chimes nearing the end before it loops. The ''Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels'' version was what [[Koji Kondo]] envisioned for the theme originally, but it had to be cut short due to memory limits in the original game.<ref>{{cite|url=shmuplations.com/kojikondo|title=Koji Kondo – 2001 Composer Interview|publisher=Schmuplations|accessdate=December 12, 2018}}</ref> In later games, the music varied between either something akin to {{wp|Richard Wagner}}'s ''Bridal Chorus'' (''Paper Mario'') or ballet-style music (''New Super Mario Bros.'' series, ''Paper Mario: Color Splash'', and ''Super Mario Odyssey'').
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==List of appearances by date==
==List of game appearances by date==
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|-
!width=40%|Title
!width=30%|Title
!width=25%|Description
!width=30%|Role
!width=15%|Original release date
!width=15%|Original release date
!width=20%|System/format
!width=25%|System/format
|-
|-
|''[[Super Mario Bros.]]''
|''[[Super Mario Bros.]]''
|Non-playable character
|Non-playable character
|Japan:<br>September 13, 1985
|September 13, 1985
|[[Nintendo Entertainment System]]
|[[Nintendo Entertainment System]]
|-
|''[[VS. Super Mario Bros.]]''
|Non-playable character
|March 7, 1986
|[[VS. System]]
|-
|-
|''[[Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels]]
|''[[Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels]]
|Non-playable character
|Non-playable character
|Japan:<br>June 3, 1986
|June 3, 1986
|[[Family Computer Disk System]]
|[[Family Computer Disk System]]
|-
|''[[Super Mario Bros. Special]]''
|Non-playable character
|June 3, 1986
|{{wp|PC-8800 series|NEC PC-88}}, {{wp|Sharp X1}}
|-
|''[[Super Mario Bros. (Game & Watch)|Super Mario Bros.]]''
|Non-playable character
|June 25, 1986
|[[Game & Watch]]
|-
|''[[I am a teacher: Super Mario Sweater]]''
|Cameo (artwork)
|August 27, 1986
|Family Computer Disk System
|-
|''[[All Night Nippon: Super Mario Bros.]]''
|Non-playable character
|December 20, 1986
|Family Computer Disk System
|-
|-
|''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]''
|''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]''
|Playable character
|Playable character
|North America:<br>October, 1988
|October, 1988
|Nintendo Entertainment System
|Nintendo Entertainment System
|-
|-
|''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''
|''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''
|Non-playable character
|Non-playable character
|Japan:<br>October 28, 1988
|October 28, 1988
|Nintendo Entertainment System
|Nintendo Entertainment System
|-
|''{{wp|Tetris}}''
|Non-playable character
|November, 1989
|Nintendo Entertainment System
|-
|''[[Super Mario Bros. (Nelsonic Game Watch)|Super Mario Bros.]]''
|Non-playable character
|1989
|[[Nelsonic Game Watch]]
|-
|''{{wp|Qix}}''
|Non-playable character
|May 1990
|[[Game Boy]]
|-
|-
|''[[Princess Toadstool's Castle Run]]''
|''[[Princess Toadstool's Castle Run]]''
|Playable character
|Playable character
|Japan:<br>September 28, 1990
|September 28, 1990
|[[Super Mario Bros. Watch]]
|[[Super Mario Bros. Watch]]
|-
|-
|''[[Super Mario World]]''
|''[[Super Mario World]]''
|Non-playable character
|Non-playable character
|Japan:<br>November 21, 1990  
|November 21, 1990  
|[[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]]
|[[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]]
|-
|''[[Super Mario Bros. Print World]]''
|Cameo (artwork)
|March 30, 1991
|{{wp|MS-DOS}}, {{wp|Apple II}}, {{wp|Tandy 1000}}, {{wp|Commodore 64}}, {{wp|IBM JX}}
|-
|-
|''[[NES Open Tournament Golf]]''
|''[[NES Open Tournament Golf]]''
|Non-playable character
|Non-playable character
|Japan:<br>September 20, 1991  
|September 20, 1991  
|Nintendo Entertainment System
|Nintendo Entertainment System, [[Nintendo PlayChoice-10]]
|-
|''[[Mario Roulette]]''
|Cameo (icon)
|1991
|Arcade
|-
|''[[Mario Teaches Typing]]''
|Non-playable character
|March 8, 1992
|MS-DOS, {{wp|Microsoft Windows}}, {{wp|Mac OS}}, Tandy 1000
|-
|''[[Super Mario Bros. & Friends: When I Grow Up]]''
|Non-playable character
|March 24, 1992
|MS-DOS
|-
|-
|''[[Super Mario Kart]]''
|''[[Super Mario Kart]]''
|Playable character
|Playable character
|Japan:<br>1992
|August 27, 1992
|Super Nintendo Entertainment System
|Super Nintendo Entertainment System
|-
|''[[Yoshi's Cookie]]''
|Opponent
|November 21, 1992
|Nintendo Entertainment System, Game Boy, Super Nintendo Entertainment System
|-
|-
|''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening]]''
|''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening]]''
|Cameo
|Cameo (in-game poster)
|Japan:<br>June 6, 1993
|June 6, 1993
|[[Game Boy]]
|Game Boy
|-
|''[[Mario is Missing! (PC)|Mario is Missing!]]'' (''CD ROM Deluxe'')
|Non-playable character
|July 1993
|MS-DOS
|-
|''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]''
|Playable character (''Super Mario Bros. 2''), non-playable in other games
|July 14, 1993
|Super Nintendo Entertainment System
|-
|-
|''[[Yoshi's Safari]]''
|''[[Yoshi's Safari]]''
|Non-playable character
|Non-playable character
|Japan:<br>July 14, 1993  
|July 14, 1993  
|Super Nintendo Entertainment System
|Super Nintendo Entertainment System
|-
|-
|''[[Mario & Wario]]''
|''[[Mario & Wario]]''
|Guidable character
|August 27, 1993
|Super Nintendo Entertainment System
|-
|''[[Mario Undōkai]]''
|Non-playable character (Yoshi Race)
|August 27, 1993
|Arcade
|-
|''[[Mario's Early Years! Fun with Letters]]''
|Playable character
|1993
|Super Nintendo Entertainment System, MS-DOS
|-
|''[[Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3]]''
|Cameo (stolen statue)
|January 21, 1994
|Game Boy
|-
|''[[Mario's Early Years! Fun with Numbers]]''
|Non-playable character
|Non-playable character
|Japan:<br>August 27, 1993
|September 1994
|Super Nintendo Entertainment System
|Super Nintendo Entertainment System, MS-DOS
|-
|''[[Mario's Early Years! Preschool Fun]]''
|Playable character
|November 1994
|Super Nintendo Entertainment System, MS-DOS
|-
|-
|''[[Hotel Mario]]''
|''[[Hotel Mario]]''
|Non-playable character
|Non-playable character
|North America:<br>1994
|1994
|[[Philips CD-i]]
|[[Philips CD-i]]
|-
|''[[Mario's Game Gallery]]''
|Non-playable character
|February 23, 1995
|MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows
|-
|''[[Mario's Tennis]]''
|Playable character
|July 21, 1995
|[[Virtual Boy]]
|-
|-
|''[[Mario Clash]]''
|''[[Mario Clash]]''
|Cameo
|Non-playable character
|Japan:<br>September 28, 1995  
|September 28, 1995  
|[[Virtual Boy]]
|Virtual Boy
|-
|-
|''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]''
|''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]''
|Playable character
|Unlockable playable character (Party Member)
|Japan:<br>March 9, 1996
|March 9, 1996
|Super Nintendo Entertainment System
|-
|''[[wikirby:Kirby Super Star|Kirby Super Star]]''
|Cameo (Spring Breeze)
|March 21, 1996
|Super Nintendo Entertainment System
|Super Nintendo Entertainment System
|-
|-
|''[[Super Mario 64]]''
|''[[Super Mario 64]]''
|Non-playable character
|Non-playable character
|Japan:<br>June 23, 1996
|June 23, 1996
|[[Nintendo 64]]
|[[Nintendo 64]]
|-
|''[[Mario Teaches Typing 2]]''
|Cameo (title screen)
|October 31, 1996
|Microsoft Windows, Mac OS
|-
|-
|''[[Mario Kart 64]]''
|''[[Mario Kart 64]]''
|Playable character
|Playable character
|Japan:<br>December 14, 1996  
|December 14, 1996  
|Nintendo 64
|Nintendo 64
|-
|-
|''[[Excitebike: Bun Bun Mario Battle Stadium]]'' (Ep. 3)
|''[[Excitebike: Bun Bun Mario Battle Stadium]]'' (Ep. 3)
|Playable character
|Playable character
|Japan:<br>1997
|1997
|[[Satellaview]]
|[[Satellaview]]
|-
|-
|''[[Game & Watch Gallery]]''
|''[[Game & Watch Gallery]]''
|Non-playable character
|Non-playable character
|Japan:<br>February 1, 1997
|February 1, 1997
|Game Boy
|Game Boy
|-
|-
|''[[Game & Watch Gallery 2]]''
|''[[Game & Watch Gallery 2]]''
|Playable character
|Playable character
|Japan:<br>September 27, 1997
|September 27, 1997
|Game Boy
|Game Boy
|-
|''[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time]]''
|Cameo (in-game photo)
|November 23, 1998
|Nintendo 64
|-
|-
|''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening|The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX]]''
|''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening|The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX]]''
|Cameo
|Cameo (in-game poster)
|Japan:<br>December 12, 1998
|December 12, 1998
|[[Game Boy Color]]
|[[Game Boy Color]]
|-
|-
|''[[Mario Party]]''
|''[[Mario Party]]''
|Playable character
|Playable character
|Japan:<br>December 18, 1998  
|December 18, 1998  
|Nintendo 64
|Nintendo 64
|-
|-
|''[[Game & Watch Gallery 3]]''
|''[[Game & Watch Gallery 3]]''
|Non-playable character
|Non-playable character
|Japan:<br>April 8, 1999
|April 8, 1999
|Game Boy Color
|Game Boy Color
|-
|-
|''[[Mario Golf (Nintendo 64)|Mario Golf]]''
|''[[Mario Golf (Nintendo 64)|Mario Golf]]''
|Playable character
|Playable character
|Japan:<br>June 11, 1999
|June 11, 1999
|Nintendo 64
|Nintendo 64
|-
|-
|''[[Mario Golf (Game Boy Color)|Mario Golf]]''
|''[[Mario Golf (Game Boy Color)|Mario Golf]]''
|Non-playable character
|Non-playable character
|Japan:<br>August 10, 1999
|August 10, 1999
|Game Boy Color
|Game Boy Color
|-
|-
|''[[Mario Party 2]]''
|''[[Mario Party 2]]''
|Playable character
|Playable character
|Japan:<br>December 17, 1999  
|December 17, 1999  
|Nintendo 64
|Nintendo 64
|-
|-
|''[[Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64)|Mario Tennis]]''
|''[[Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64)|Mario Tennis]]''
|Playable character
|Playable character
|Japan:<br>July 21, 2000
|July 21, 2000
|Nintendo 64
|Nintendo 64
|-
|-
|''[[Paper Mario]]''
|''[[Paper Mario]]''
|Playable character
|Playable character (Peach interludes)
|Japan:<br>August 11, 2000
|August 11, 2000
|Nintendo 64
|Nintendo 64
|-
|-
|''[[Mario Tennis (Game Boy Color)|Mario Tennis]]''
|''[[Mario Tennis (Game Boy Color)|Mario Tennis]]''
|Playable character
|Playable character
|Japan:<br>November 1, 2000
|November 1, 2000
|Game Boy Color
|Game Boy Color
|-
|-
|''[[Mario Party 3]]''
|''[[Mario Party 3]]''
|Playable character
|Playable character
|Japan:<br>December 7, 2000
|December 7, 2000
|Nintendo 64
|Nintendo 64
|-
|''[[Super Mario Advance]]''
|Playable character (''Super Mario Bros. 2'')
|March 21, 2001
|[[Game Boy Advance]]
|-
|-
|''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]''
|''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]''
|Playable character
|Playable character
|Japan:<br>July 21, 2001
|July 21, 2001
|[[Game Boy Advance]]
|Game Boy Advance
|-
|-
|''[[Luigi's Mansion]]''
|''[[Luigi's Mansion]]''
|Mentioned
|Mentioned
|Japan:<br>September 14, 2001
|September 14, 2001
|[[Nintendo GameCube]]
|[[Nintendo GameCube]]
|-
|-
|''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''
|''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''
|Playable character, [[Trophy (Super Smash Bros. series)|trophy]]
|Playable character
|Japan:<br>November 21, 2001
|November 21, 2001
|Nintendo GameCube
|Nintendo GameCube
|-
|''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]''
|Non-playable character (''Super Mario World'')
|December 14, 2001
|Game Boy Advance
|-
|-
|''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''
|''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''
|Non-playable character
|Non-playable character
|Japan:<br>July 19, 2002
|July 19, 2002
|Nintendo GameCube
|Nintendo GameCube
|-
|-
|''[[Mario Party 4]]''
|''[[Mario Party 4]]''
|Playable character
|Playable character
|North America:<br>October 21, 2002
|October 21, 2002
|Nintendo GameCube
|Nintendo GameCube
|-
|-
|''[[Game & Watch Gallery 4]]''
|''[[Game & Watch Gallery 4]]''
|Playable character
|Playable character
|North America:<br>October 28, 2002
|October 28, 2002
|Game Boy Advance
|-
|''[[Nintendo Puzzle Collection]]''
|Opponent (''[[Yoshi's Cookie|Yoshi no Cookie]]'')
|February 7, 2003
|Nintendo Gamecube
|-
|''[[Mario Party-e]]''
|Non-playable character ([[Cast Away Mario!]], [[Mario's Mallet]])
|February 17, 2003
|Game Boy Advance
|-
|''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3]]''
|Non-playable character (''Super Mario Bros. 3'')
|July 11, 2003
|Game Boy Advance
|Game Boy Advance
|-
|-
|''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]''
|''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]''
|Playable character
|Playable character
|North America:<br>July 28, 2003
|July 28, 2003
|Nintendo GameCube
|Nintendo GameCube
|-
|-
|''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]''
|''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]''
|Playable character
|Playable character
|Japan:<br>November 7, 2003
|November 7, 2003
|Nintendo GameCube
|Nintendo GameCube
|-
|-
|''[[Mario Party 5]]''
|''[[Mario Party 5]]''
|Playable character
|Playable character
|North America:<br>November 10, 2003
|November 10, 2003
|Nintendo GameCube
|Nintendo GameCube
|-
|-
|''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]''
|''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]''
|Non-playable character
|Non-playable character
|North America:<br>November 17, 2003  
|November 17, 2003  
|Game Boy Advance
|Game Boy Advance
|-
|-
|''[[Super Mario Fushigi no Janjan Land]]''
|''[[Super Mario Fushigi no Janjan Land]]''
|Playable character
|Playable character
|Japan:<br>2003
|2003
|Arcade
|Arcade
|-
|-
|''[[Mario Golf: Advance Tour]]''
|''[[Mario Golf: Advance Tour]]''
|Playable character
|Playable character
|Japan:<br>April 22, 2004
|April 22, 2004
|Game Boy Advance
|Game Boy Advance
|-
|-
|''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''
|''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''
|Playable character
|Playable character (Peach intermissions)
|Japan:<br>July 22, 2004
|July 22, 2004
|Nintendo GameCube
|Nintendo GameCube
|-
|''[[WarioWare: Twisted!]]''
|Cameo in microgame
|October 14, 2004
|Game Boy Advance
|-
|-
|''[[Mario Power Tennis]]''
|''[[Mario Power Tennis]]''
|Playable character
|Playable character
|Japan:<br>October 28, 2004
|October 28, 2004
|Nintendo GameCube
|Nintendo GameCube
|-
|-
|''[[Mario Party 6]]''
|''[[Mario Party 6]]''
|Playable character
|Playable character
|Japan:<br>November 18, 2004
|November 18, 2004
|Nintendo GameCube
|Nintendo GameCube
|-
|-
|''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''
|''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''
|Non-playable character
|Non-playable character
|North America:<br>November 21, 2004
|November 21, 2004
|[[Nintendo DS]]
|[[Nintendo DS]]
|-
|-
|''[[Mario Pinball Land]]''
|''[[Mario Pinball Land]]''
|Non-playable character
|Non-playable character
|North America:<br>November 26, 2004
|November 26, 2004
|Game Boy Advance
|Game Boy Advance
|-
|-
|''[[Super Mario Fushigi no Korokoro Party]]''
|''[[Super Mario Fushigi no Korokoro Party]]''
|Playable character
|Playable character
|Japan:<br>2005
|2005
|Arcade
|Arcade
|-
|-
|''[[Mario Party Advance]]''
|''[[Mario Party Advance]]''
|Playable character
|Playable character
|Japan:<br>January 13, 2005
|January 13, 2005
|Game Boy Advance
|Game Boy Advance
|-
|''[[NBA Street V3]]''
|Playable character
|February 8, 2005
|Nintendo Gamecube
|-
|-
|''[[Yakuman DS]]''
|''[[Yakuman DS]]''
|Playable character
|Playable character
|Japan:<br>March 31, 2005
|March 31, 2005
|Nintendo DS
|Nintendo DS
|-
|-
|''[[Mario Superstar Baseball]]''
|''[[Mario Superstar Baseball]]''
|Playable character
|Playable character
|Japan:<br>July 21, 2005
|July 21, 2005
|Nintendo GameCube
|Nintendo GameCube
|-
|-
|''[[Mario Tennis: Power Tour]]''
|''[[Mario Tennis: Power Tour]]''
|Playable character
|Playable character
|Japan:<br>September 13, 2005
|September 13, 2005
|Game Boy Advance
|Game Boy Advance
|-
|-
|''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP]]''
|''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP]]''
|Playable character
|Playable character
|North America:<br>October 2005
|October 2005
|Arcade
|Arcade
|-
|''[[SSX on Tour]]''
|Playable character
|October 20, 2005
|Nintendo Gamecube
|-
|-
|''[[Super Princess Peach]]''
|''[[Super Princess Peach]]''
|Playable character
|Main Protagonist, Playable character
|Japan:<br>October 20, 2005  
|October 20, 2005  
|Nintendo DS
|Nintendo DS
|-
|-
|''[[Mario Party 7]]''
|''[[Mario Party 7]]''
|Playable character
|Playable character
|North America:<br>November 7, 2005  
|November 7, 2005  
|Nintendo GameCube
|Nintendo GameCube
|-
|-
|''[[Mario Kart DS]]''
|''[[Mario Kart DS]]''
|Playable character
|Playable character
|North America:<br>November 14, 2005
|November 14, 2005
|Nintendo DS
|Nintendo DS
|-
|-
|''[[Super Mario Strikers]]''
|''[[Super Mario Strikers]]''
|Playable character
|Playable character
|Europe:<br>November 18, 2005
|November 18, 2005
|Nintendo GameCube
|Nintendo GameCube
|-
|-
|''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]''
|''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]''
|Non-playable character
|Non-playable character
|North America:<br>November 28, 2005
|November 28, 2005
|Nintendo DS
|Nintendo DS
|-
|-
|''[[Super Mario Fushigi no Korokoro Party 2]]''
|''[[Super Mario Fushigi no Korokoro Party 2]]''
|Playable character
|Playable character
|Japan:<br>2006
|2006
|Arcade
|Arcade
|-
|-
|''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]''
|''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]''
|Non-playable character
|Non-playable character
|North America:<br>May 15, 2006
|May 15, 2006
|Nintendo DS
|Nintendo DS
|-
|-
|''[[Mario Hoops 3-on-3]]''
|''[[Mario Hoops 3-on-3]]''
|Playable character
|Playable character
|Japan:<br>July 27, 2006
|July 27, 2006
|Nintendo DS
|Nintendo DS
|-
|''[[WarioWare: Smooth Moves]]''
|Cameo ([[Opening Night]] microgame)
|December 2, 2006
|[[Wii]]
|-
|-
|''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP 2]]''
|''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP 2]]''
|Playable character
|Playable character
|Japan:<br>2007
|2007
|Arcade
|Arcade
|-
|''{{wp|Picross DS}}''
|Cameo (Extra Levels)
|January 25, 2007
|Nintendo DS
|-
|-
|''[[Super Paper Mario]]''
|''[[Super Paper Mario]]''
|Playable character
|Unlockable playable character
|North America:<br>April 19, 2007
|April 19, 2007
|[[Wii]]
|Wii
|-
|-
|''[[Mario Strikers Charged]]''
|''[[Mario Strikers Charged]]''
|Playable character
|Playable character
|Europe:<br>May 25, 2007
|May 25, 2007
|Wii
|Wii
|-
|-
|''[[Mario Party 8]]''
|''[[Mario Party 8]]''
|Playable character
|Playable character
|North America:<br>May 29, 2007
|May 29, 2007
|Wii
|Wii
|-
|-
|''[[Itadaki Street DS]]''
|''[[Itadaki Street DS]]''
|Playable character
|Playable character
|Japan:<br>June 21, 2007
|June 21, 2007
|Nintendo DS
|Nintendo DS
|-
|-
|''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''
|''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''
|Non-playable character
|Non-playable character
|Japan:<br>November 1, 2007
|November 1, 2007
|Wii
|Wii
|-
|-
|''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games]]''
|''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii)|Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games]]''
|Playable character
|Playable character
|Japan:<br>November 6, 2007
|November 6, 2007
|Wii, Nintendo DS
|Wii
|-
|-
|''[[Mario Party DS]]''
|''[[Mario Party DS]]''
|Playable character
|Playable character
|Japan:<br>November 8, 2007  
|November 8, 2007  
|Nintendo DS
|-
|''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Nintendo DS)|Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games]]''
|Playable character
|January 17, 2008
|Nintendo DS
|Nintendo DS
|-
|-
|''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''
|''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''
|Playable character, Trophy, [[Sticker (Super Smash Bros. Brawl)|Sticker]]
|Playable character
|Japan:<br>January 31, 2008
|January 31, 2008
|Wii
|Wii
|-
|-
|''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''
|''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''
|Playable character
|Playable character
|Japan:<br>April 10, 2008
|April 10, 2008
|Wii
|Wii
|-
|-
|''[[Mario Super Sluggers]]''
|''[[Mario Super Sluggers]]''
|Unlockable (Challenge Mode) / Default (Normal Play) Playable character
|Playable character (unlockable in Challenge Mode)
|Japan:<br>June 19, 2008
|June 19, 2008
|Wii
|-
|''[[wikirby:Kirby Super Star Ultra|Kirby Super Star Ultra]]''
|Cameo (Spring Breeze)
|September 22, 2008
|Nintendo DS
|-
|''[[New Play Control! Mario Power Tennis]]''
|Playable character
|January 15, 2009
|Wii
|Wii
|-
|-
|''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]
|''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]
|Non-playable character
|Non-playable character
|Japan:<br>February 14, 2009
|February 14, 2009
|Nintendo DS
|-
|''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii)|Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games]]''
|Playable character
|October 13, 2009
|Wii
|-
|''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Nintendo DS)|Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games]]''
|Playable character
|October 13, 2009
|Nintendo DS
|Nintendo DS
|-
|-
|''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games]]
|''[[Mario Party Fushigi no Korokoro Catcher]]''
|Playable character
|Playable character
|North America<br>October 13, 2009
|2009
|Wii, Nintendo DS
|Arcade
|-
|-
|''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''
|''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''
|Non-playable character
|Non-playable character
|[[Australia]]:<br>November 12, 2009
|November 12, 2009
|Wii
|Wii
|-
|-
|''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''
|''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''
|Non-playable character
|Non-playable character
|North America:<br>May 23, 2010
|May 23, 2010
|Wii
|Wii
|-
|-
|''[[Mario Sports Mix]]''
|''[[Mario Sports Mix]]''
|Playable character
|Playable character
|Japan:<br>November 25, 2010
|November 25, 2010
|Wii
|Wii
|-
|''{{wp|Pushmo}}''
|Cameo (Nintendo Murals)
|October 5, 2011
|Nintendo 3DS
|-
|-
|''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]''
|''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]''
|Non-playable character
|Non-playable character
|Japan:<br>November 3, 2011
|November 3, 2011
|[[Nintendo 3DS]]
|[[Nintendo 3DS]]
|-
|-
|''[[Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games]]''  
|''[[Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Wii)|Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games]]''  
|Playable character
|Playable character
|North America<br>November 15, 2011
|November 15, 2011
|Wii, Nintendo 3DS
|Wii
|-
|-
|''[[Fortune Street]]''
|''[[Fortune Street]]''
|Unlockable playable character
|Unlockable playable character
|Japan:<br>December 1, 2011
|December 1, 2011
|Wii
|Wii
|-
|-
|''[[Mario Kart 7]]''
|''[[Mario Kart 7]]''
|Playable character
|Playable character
|Japan:<br>December 1, 2011
|December 1, 2011
|Nintendo 3DS
|-
|''[[StreetPass Mii Plaza]]''
|Cameo (Puzzle Swap)
|2012
|Nintendo 3DS
|-
|''[[Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Nintendo 3DS)|Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games]]''
|Playable character (Girls Group Events)
|February 9, 2012
|Nintendo 3DS
|Nintendo 3DS
|-
|-
|''[[Mario Party 9]]''
|''[[Mario Party 9]]''
|Playable character
|Playable character
|Europe:<br>March 2, 2012
|March 2, 2012
|Wii
|Wii
|-
|-
|''[[Mario Tennis Open]]''
|''[[Mario Tennis Open]]''
|Playable character
|Playable character
|North America:<br>May 20, 2012
|May 20, 2012
|Nintendo 3DS
|Nintendo 3DS
|-
|-
|''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]''
|''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]''
|Non-playable character
|Non-playable character
|Japan:<br>July 28, 2012
|July 28, 2012
|Nintendo 3DS
|Nintendo 3DS
|-
|-
|''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]''
|''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]''
|Non-playable character
|Non-playable character
|North America:<br>November 11, 2012
|November 11, 2012
|Nintendo 3DS
|Nintendo 3DS
|-
|''{{wp|Scribblenauts: Unlimited}}''
|Non-playable character
|November 13, 2012
|[[Wii U]]
|-
|-
|''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''
|''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''
|Non-playable character
|Non-playable character
|North America:<br>November 18, 2012
|November 18, 2012
|[[Wii U]]
|Wii U
|-
|''[[Mario Party Whirling Carnival]]''
|Playable character
|2012
|Arcade
|-
|-
|''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]''
|''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]''
|Non-playable character
|Non-playable character
|Europe:<br>July 12, 2013
|July 12, 2013
|Nintendo 3DS
|Nintendo 3DS
|-
|-
|''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP DX]]''
|''[[Mario Kart Arcade GP DX]]''
|Playable character
|Playable character
|Japan:<br>July 2013
|July 2013
|Arcade
|Arcade
|-
|-
|''[[Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games]]''
|''[[Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games]]''
|Playable character
|Playable character
|Europe:<br>November 8, 2013
|November 8, 2013
|Wii U
|Wii U
|-
|-
|''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''
|''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''
|Playable character
|Playable character
|Japan:<br>November 21, 2013
|November 21, 2013
|Wii U
|Wii U
|-
|-
|''[[Mario Party: Island Tour]]''
|''[[Mario Party: Island Tour]]''
|Playable character
|Playable character
|North America:<br>November 22, 2013
|November 22, 2013
|Nintendo 3DS
|Nintendo 3DS
|-
|''[[NES Remix 2]]''
|Playable character
|April 24, 2014
|Wii U
|-
|-
|''[[Mario Golf: World Tour]]''
|''[[Mario Golf: World Tour]]''
|Playable character
|Playable character
|Japan:<br>May 1, 2014
|May 1, 2014
|Nintendo 3DS
|Nintendo 3DS
|-
|-
|''[[Mario Kart 8]]''
|''[[Mario Kart 8]]''
|Playable character
|Playable character
|Japan:<br>May 29, 2014
|May 29, 2014
|Wii U
|Wii U
|-
|''{{wp|Pushmo World}}''
|Cameo (Nintendo Murals)
|October 5, 2011
|Nintendo 3DS
|-
|-
|''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]''
|''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]''
|Playable character
|Playable character
|Japan:<br>September 13, 2014
|September 13, 2014
|Nintendo 3DS
|Nintendo 3DS
|-
|''[[Ultimate NES Remix]]''
|Playable character
|November 7, 2014
|Wii U
|-
|''[[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker]]''
|Non-playable character
|November 13, 2014
|Wii U
|-
|-
|''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]''
|''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]''
|Playable character
|Playable character
|North America:<br>November 21, 2014
|November 21, 2014
|Wii U
|Wii U
|-
|''[[Nintendo Badge Arcade]]''
|Badges
|December 17, 2014
|Nintendo 3DS
|-
|''{{wp|Ace Combat Assault Horizon Legacy+}}''
|Cameo ([[amiibo]] fighter jet decal)
|January 29, 2015
|Nintendo 3DS
|-
|-
|''[[Mario Party 10]]''
|''[[Mario Party 10]]''
|Playable character
|Playable character
|Japan:<br>March 12, 2015
|March 12, 2015
|Wii U
|Wii U
|-
|-
|''[[Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition]]''
|''[[Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition]]''
|Non-playable character
|Unlockable playable character
|Japan:<br>April 29, 2015
|April 29, 2015
|Nintendo 3DS
|-
|''{{wp|Stretchmo}}''
|Cameo (Papa Blox's NES Expo)
|May 13, 2015
|Nintendo 3DS
|Nintendo 3DS
|-
|-
|''[[Super Mario Maker]]''
|''[[Super Mario Maker]]''
|Non-playable character
|[[Costume Mario]] transformation, Non-playable character
|Japan:<br>September 10, 2015
|September 10, 2015
|Wii U
|Wii U
|-
|''{{wp|Picross 3D: Round 2}}''
|Cameo (amiibo puzzle)
|October 1, 2015
|Nintendo 3DS
|-
|-
|''[[Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash]]''
|''[[Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash]]''
|Playable character
|Playable character
|North America:<br>November 20, 2015
|November 20, 2015
|Wii U
|Wii U
|-
|-
|''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]''
|''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]''
|Non-playable character
|Non-playable character
|Japan:<br>December 3, 2015
|December 3, 2015
|Nintendo 3DS
|Nintendo 3DS
|-
|''[[Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition]]''
|Playable character
|February 2016
|Arcade
|-
|-
|''[[Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Nintendo 3DS)|Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games]]''
|''[[Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Nintendo 3DS)|Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games]]''
|Playable character
|Playable character ([[Golf (event)|Golf]], [[100m Freestyle Swimming (Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games for Nintendo 3DS)|100m Freestyle Swimming]])
|Japan:<br>February 18, 2016
|February 18, 2016
|Nintendo 3DS, Wii U
|Nintendo 3DS
|-
|-
|''[[Minecraft|Minecraft: Wii U Edition]]''
|''[[Minecraft|Minecraft: Wii U Edition]]'' (Patch 5)
|Playable skin in the Super Mario Mash-up
|Playable skin in the Super Mario Mash-up
|North America:<br>May 17, 2016
|May 17, 2016
|Wii U
|-
|''[[Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Wii U)|Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games]]''
|Playable character
|June 23, 2016
|Wii U
|Wii U
|-
|-
|''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]''
|''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]''
|Non-playable character
|Non-playable character
|Europe, North America:<br>October 7, 2016
|October 7, 2016
|Wii U
|Wii U
|-
|-
|''[[Mario Party: Star Rush]]''
|''[[Mario Party: Star Rush]]''
|Playable character
|Playable character
|Europe:<br>October 7, 2016
|October 7, 2016
|Nintendo 3DS
|-
|''Swapdoodle''
|Cameo (artwork)
|November 17, 2016
|Nintendo 3DS
|Nintendo 3DS
|-
|-
|''[[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS]]''
|''[[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS]]''
|Non-playable character
|Non-playable character
|Japan:<br>December 1, 2016
|December 1, 2016
|Nintendo 3DS
|Nintendo 3DS
|-
|-
|''[[Super Mario Run]]''
|''[[Super Mario Run]]''
|Unlockable playable character
|Unlockable playable character
|Japan:<br>December 15, 2016
|December 15, 2016
|{{wp|iOS}}, {{wp|Android (operating system)|Android}}
|-
|''{{wp|Miitomo}}''
|Cameo (artwork)
|2016
|iOS, Android
|iOS, Android
|-
|-
|''[[Mario Sports Superstars]]''
|''[[Mario Sports Superstars]]''
|Playable character
|Playable character
|Europe:<br>March 10, 2017
|March 10, 2017
|Nintendo 3DS
|Nintendo 3DS
|-
|-
|''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''
|''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''
|Playable character
|Playable character
|Japan:<br>April 28, 2017
|April 28, 2017
|[[Nintendo Switch]]
|[[Nintendo Switch]]
|-
|-
|''[[Minecraft|Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition]]''
|''[[Minecraft|Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition]]''
|Playable skin in the Super Mario Mash-up
|Playable skin in the Super Mario Mash-up
|North America:<br>May 11, 2017
|May 11, 2017
|Nintendo Switch
|Nintendo Switch
|-
|''{{wp|Hey! Pikmin}}''
|Cameo (amiibo treasure)
|July 13, 2017
|Nintendo 3DS
|-
|-
|''[[Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle]]''
|''[[Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle]]''
|Playable character
|Unlockable playable character
|North America:<br>August 29, 2017
|August 29, 2017
|Nintendo Switch
|Nintendo Switch
|-
|-
|''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]''
|''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]''
|Non-playable character
|Non-playable character
|Japan:<br>October 5, 2017
|October 5, 2017
|Nintendo 3DS
|Nintendo 3DS
|-
|-
|''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]''
|''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]''
|Non-playable character
|Non-playable character
|Japan:<br>October 27, 2017
|October 27, 2017
|Nintendo Switch
|Nintendo Switch
|-
|-
|''[[Mario Party: The Top 100]]''
|''[[Mario Party: The Top 100]]''
|Playable character
|Playable character
|North America:<br>November 10, 2017
|November 10, 2017
|Nintendo 3DS
|Nintendo 3DS
|-
|-
|''[[Minecraft|Minecraft: New Nintendo 3DS Edition]]''
|''[[Minecraft|Minecraft: New Nintendo 3DS Edition]]'' (version 1.5.25)
|Playable skin in the Super Mario Mash-up
|Playable skin in the Super Mario Mash-up
|North America:<br>June 5, 2018
|June 5, 2018
|Nintendo 3DS
|Nintendo 3DS
|-
|-
|''[[Minecraft]]'' (Bedrock version)
|''[[Minecraft]]''  
|Playable skin in the Super Mario Mash-up
|Playable skin in the Super Mario Mash-up
|North America:<br>June 21, 2018
|June 21, 2018
|Nintendo Switch
|Nintendo Switch
|-
|-
|''[[Mario Tennis Aces]]''
|''[[Mario Tennis Aces]]''
|Playable character
|Playable character
|Japan:<br>June 22, 2018
|June 22, 2018
|Nintendo Switch
|Nintendo Switch
|-
|''[[WarioWare: Gold]]''
|Cameo ([[amiibo Tap]], [[Wario's amiibo Sketch]])
|June 22, 2018
|Nintendo 3DS
|-
|-
|''[[Super Mario Party]]''
|''[[Super Mario Party]]''
|Playable character
|Playable character
|Japan:<br>October 5, 2018
|October 5, 2018
|Nintendo Switch
|Nintendo Switch
|-
|-
|''[[Luigi's Mansion (Nintendo 3DS)|Luigi's Mansion]]''
|''[[Luigi's Mansion (Nintendo 3DS)|Luigi's Mansion]]''
|Mentioned
|Mentioned
|North America:<br>October 12, 2018
|October 12, 2018
|Nintendo 3DS
|Nintendo 3DS
|-
|-
|''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''
|''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''
|Unlockable playable character
|Unlockable playable character
|Japan:<br>December 7, 2018
|December 7, 2018
|Nintendo Switch
|Nintendo Switch
|-
|-
|''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]''
|''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]''
|Non-playable character
|Non-playable character
|Japan:<br>December 27, 2018
|December 27, 2018
|Nintendo 3DS
|Nintendo 3DS
|-
|-
|''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]''
|''[[New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe]]''
|Non-playable character / Playable as Peachette
|Non-playable character
|North America: <br>January 11, 2019
|January 11, 2019
|Nintendo Switch
|Nintendo Switch
|-
|-
|''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''
|''[[Super Mario Maker 2]]''
|Non-playable character
|Non-playable character
|North America: <br>June 28, 2019
|June 28, 2019
|Nintendo Switch
|Nintendo Switch
|-
|-
|''[[Dr. Mario World]]''
|''[[Dr. Mario World]]''
|Unlockable playable character
|Unlockable playable character
|Worldwide: <br> July 9, 2019
|July 9, 2019
|iOS, Android
|iOS, Android
|-
|-
|''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening|The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening]]''
|''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening|The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening]]''
|Cameo
|Cameo (in-game poster)
|Worldwide:<br>September 20, 2019
|September 20, 2019
|Nintendo Switch
|Nintendo Switch
|-
|-
|''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''
|''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''
|Playable character
|Unlockable playable character
|Worldwide:<br>September 25, 2019
|September 25, 2019
|iOS, Android
|iOS, Android
|-
|-
|''[[Luigi's Mansion 3]]''
|''[[Luigi's Mansion 3]]''
|Non-playable character
|Non-playable character
|Worldwide:<br>October 31, 2019
|October 31, 2019
|Nintendo Switch
|Nintendo Switch
|-
|-
|''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020]]''
|''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020]]''
|Playable character
|Playable character
|Japan:<br>November 1, 2019
|November 1, 2019
|Nintendo Switch
|Nintendo Switch
|-
|''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 - Arcade Edition]]''
|Playable character
|January 23, 2020
|Arcade
|-
|-
|''[[Paper Mario: The Origami King]]''
|''[[Paper Mario: The Origami King]]''
|Non-playable character
|Non-playable character
|Worldwide:<br>July 17, 2020
|July 17, 2020
|Nintendo Switch
|-
|''[[Tetris 99]]''
|Cameo (15th, 20th, 28th and 33rd Maximus Cups)
|July 31, 2020
|Nintendo Switch
|-
|''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]''
|Non-playable character
|September 18, 2020
|Nintendo Switch
|Nintendo Switch
|-
|-
|''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]''
|''[[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury]]''
|Playable character (''Super Mario 3D World'')
|February 12, 2021
|Nintendo Switch
|-
|''[[Mario Golf: Super Rush]]''
|Playable character
|Playable character
|Worldwide:<br>February 12, 2021
|June 25, 2021
|Nintendo Switch
|Nintendo Switch
|-
|-
|''[[Mario Party Superstars]]''
|''[[Mario Party Superstars]]''
|Playable character
|Playable character
|Worldwide:<br>October 29, 2021
|October 29, 2021
|Nintendo Switch
|Nintendo Switch
|-
|-
|''[[Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit]]''
|''[[Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit]]'' (version 2.0.0)
|Playable character (Relay Mode) (version 2.0.0)
|Playable character (Relay Mode)
|Worldwide:<br>October 16, 2020
|November 17, 2021
|Nintendo Switch
|Nintendo Switch
|-
|-
|''[[Mario Strikers: Battle League]]''
|''[[Mario Strikers: Battle League]]''
|Playable character
|Playable character
|Worldwide:<br>June 10, 2022
|June 10, 2022
|Nintendo Switch
|Nintendo Switch
|-
|-
|''[[Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope]]''
|''[[Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope]]''
|Playable character
|Playable character
|Worldwide:<br>October 20, 2022
|October 20, 2022
|Nintendo Switch
|-
|''[[Super Mario Bros. Wonder]]''
|Playable character
|October 20, 2023
|Nintendo Switch
|-
|''[[Super Mario RPG (Nintendo Switch)|Super Mario RPG]]''
|Unlockable playable character (Party Member)
|November 17, 2023
|Nintendo Switch
|-
|''[[Princess Peach: Showtime!]]''
|Main Protagonist, Playable character
|March 22, 2024
|Nintendo Switch
|-
|''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]''
|Playable character (Peach intermissions)
|May 23, 2024
|Nintendo Switch
|-
|''[[Super Mario Party Jamboree]]''
|Playable character
|October 17, 2024
|Nintendo Switch
|-
|''[[Mario & Luigi: Brothership]]''
|Non-playable character
|November 7, 2024
|Nintendo Switch
|Nintendo Switch
|}
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Princess Peach's bios typically describe her as the ruler of the [[Mushroom Kingdom]] and the [[Toad (species)|Toads]], as well as mentioning her tendency to get kidnapped by [[Bowser]]. In most ''Mario'' sports games, she is classed as a Technique type character, and in the ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' series, she is classed as either a lightweight or middleweight character. Her [[emblem]] is her crown.
Princess Peach's bios typically describe her as the ruler of the [[Mushroom Kingdom]] and the [[Toad (species)|Toads]], as well as mentioning her tendency to get kidnapped by [[Bowser]]. In most ''Super Mario'' sports games, she is classed as a Technique type character, and in the ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' series, she is classed as either a lightweight or middleweight character. Her [[emblem]] is her crown.
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==Portrayals==
==Portrayals==
The following voice actresses have portrayed Princess Peach during the course of ''Mario'' franchise history:
The following voice actresses have portrayed Princess Peach during the course of ''Super Mario'' franchise history:
===English===
===English===
*[[Jeannie Elias]] - ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]''
*[[Jeannie Elias]] - ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]''
*[[Tracey Moore]] - ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', ''[[Super Mario World (television series)|Super Mario World]]''
*[[Tracey Moore]] - ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', ''[[Super Mario World (television series)|Super Mario World]]''
*Kathy Fitzgerald - ''[[Mario is Missing!]]''
*Kathy Fitzgerald - ''[[Mario is Missing! (PC)|Mario is Missing!]]''
*[[Jocelyn Benford]] - ''[[Hotel Mario]]''
*[[Jocelyn Benford]] - ''[[Hotel Mario]]''
*[[Leslie Swan]] - ''[[Super Mario 64]]'', ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' (international), ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''
*[[Leslie Swan]] - ''[[Super Mario 64]]'', ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' (international), ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]], ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''
*[[Asako Kozuki]] - ''Mario Kart 64'' (Japanese), ''[[Mario Party]]'', ''[[Mario Party 2]]'', ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]''
*[[Asako Kozuki]] - ''Mario Kart 64'' (Japanese), ''[[Mario Party]]'', ''[[Mario Party 2]]'', ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]''
*[[Jen Taylor]] - ''[[Mario Golf (Nintendo 64)|Mario Golf]]'' to ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'', as well as ''[[Mario Hoops 3-on-3]]'' and ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games]]'', although her voice clips are sometimes used together with Samantha Kelly's, such as in ''[[Mario Sports Superstars]]'' and ''[[Mario Tennis Aces]]''.  
*[[Jen Taylor]] - ''[[Mario Golf (Nintendo 64)|Mario Golf]]'' to ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'', as well as ''[[Mario Hoops 3-on-3]]'' and ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games]]'', although her voice clips are sometimes used together with Samantha Kelly's, such as in ''[[Mario Sports Superstars]]'' and ''[[Mario Tennis Aces]]''.  
*[[Nicole Mills]] - ''[[Super Mario Strikers]]'', ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]'', ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]''; her voice clips from ''Super Mario Strikers'' are partially reused in ''[[Mario Strikers Charged]]'' along with those provided by Samantha Kelly.
*[[Nicole Mills]] - ''[[Super Mario Strikers]]'', ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]''; her voice clips from ''Super Mario Strikers'' are partially reused in ''[[Mario Strikers Charged]]'' along with those provided by Samantha Kelly.
*[[Samantha Kelly]] (sometimes abbreviated as Sam Kelly in the game credits) - Most ''Mario''-related media as of ''[[Mario Party 8]]'', ''[[Mario Strikers Charged]]'', ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'', and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''
*[[Samantha Kelly]] (often abbreviated as Sam Kelly in the game credits) - Most ''Super Mario''-related media as of ''[[Mario Strikers Charged]]'', ''[[Mario Party 8]]'', and ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''
*[[Anya Taylor-Joy]] - ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]''
*[[Anya Taylor-Joy]] - ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'' (English)


===Other languages===
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In the foreign-language dubs of the DIC cartoons, Peach was dubbed by the following actresses:
In the foreign-language dubs of the DIC cartoons, Peach was dubbed by the following actresses:
*Latin American Spanish: María Fernanda Morales (''Super Show!''), Dulce María Romay (''Super Mario Bros. 3''), and Rocío Robledo (''Super Mario World'')
*Latin American Spanish: [[María Fernanda Morales]] (''Super Show!''), Dulce María Romay (''Super Mario Bros. 3''), and Rocío Robledo (''Super Mario World'')
*Castilian Spanish: Pilar Santigosa
*Castilian Spanish: Pilar Santigosa
*French: ''Super Show!'' - Stéphanie Murat (original), Virginie Ledieu (redub); ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' and ''Super Mario World'' - Isabelle Volpé
*French: ''Super Show!'' - Stéphanie Murat (original), Virginie Ledieu (redub); ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' and ''Super Mario World'' - Isabelle Volpé
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Peach MSB artwork.jpg|''[[Mario Superstar Baseball]]''
Peach MSB artwork.jpg|''[[Mario Superstar Baseball]]''
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Peach MP100.png|''[[Mario Party: The Top 100]]''
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- Commanding Mario and Luigi to let her fight [[Mimi]] on her own in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''.
- Commanding Mario and Luigi to let her fight [[Mimi]] on her own in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''.
*"''Oh, did I win?''"
*"''Oh, did I win?''"
- Recurring taunt in the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]].
- Victory quote in the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]].
*"''My travels with Tiara were wonderful - so many memories! And I realized something...how important it is to see different things and talk with different people, that no matter what kingdom you're in, people smile with the same sparkle! We have to do what we can with our time to smiles on as many faces as possible! So I've decided to invite people from all around the world to the castle!''"
*"''My travels with Tiara were wonderful - so many memories! And I realized something...how important it is to see different things and talk with different people, that no matter what kingdom you're in, people smile with the same sparkle! We have to do what we can with our time to smiles on as many faces as possible! So I've decided to invite people from all around the world to the castle!''"
- When encountered in the Mushroom Kingdom in the postgame of ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]''.
- When encountered in the Mushroom Kingdom in the postgame of ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]''.
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Toadstool is described as a "fairy Princess" in the 47th issue of the United Kingdom ''Nintendo Magazine System''.<ref>''Nintendo Magazine System'' (UK) Issue 47, page 90. "''During his quest, Mario joins forces with a cloud who thinks he’s a tadpole, an animated doll, the King of the Koopas and a fairy Princess!''"</ref>
*Toadstool is described as a "fairy Princess" in the 47th issue of the United Kingdom ''Nintendo Magazine System''.<ref>{{cite|date=August 1996|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (UK) Issue 47|page=90|quote=During his quest, Mario joins forces with a cloud who thinks he’s a tadpole, an animated doll, the King of the Koopas and a fairy Princess!}}</ref>
*Peach was misnamed as "Princess Daisy" in the 49th issue of the Australian ''Nintendo Magazine System''.<ref>''Nintendo Magazine System'' (AU) Issue #49, {{media link|NMS Australia 49 MK64 drivers and items.jpg|page 39}}.</ref>
*Peach was misnamed as "Princess Daisy" in the 49th issue of the Australian ''Nintendo Magazine System''.<ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (AU) Issue #49|page={{file link|NMS Australia 49 MK64 drivers and items.jpg|39}}|date=April 1997}}</ref>


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This article is about the damsel-in-distress of the Super Mario series. For the cruise ship named after her in Paper Mario: The Origami King, see The Princess Peach. For her infant counterpart, see Baby Peach.
"Peach" redirects here. For the fruit, see Peach (fruit). For the item resembling a peach, see Peachy Peach. For the song in The Super Mario Bros. Movie, see Peaches.
Princess Peach
Alternate artwork of Princess Peach with model flipped
Artwork from Super Mario Party Jamboree
Full name Princess Peach Toadstool[1][2][3]
Species Human
First appearance Super Mario Bros. (1985)
Latest appearance Mario & Luigi: Brothership (2024)
Latest portrayal Samantha Kelly (2007–present)
“Oh dear... Here we go again... I can't believe I'm kidnapped again. Everyone must be worried sick. Again.”
Princess Peach, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)

Princess Peach (casually Peach, usually known as Princess Toadstool outside Japan prior to Yoshi's Safari) is a major character in the Super Mario franchise, the princess of the Mushroom Kingdom, and the love interest of Mario. She first appeared in Super Mario Bros. and was created by Shigeru Miyamoto to be the damsel-in-distress throughout most Super Mario games. She resides in her castle along with many Toads, who act as her loyal servants. Her kingdom is often attacked by Bowser and his minions.

Peach has an affinity for the color pink, which accents her gentle personality and kind temperament. Peach's kind nature and role as the damsel in distress are often represented with her heart abilities and crown emblem.

Since her debut, Peach has appeared in several Super Mario games spanning the course of decades, even appearing in more games than any other female character in video game history. Peach is occasionally a supporting character in mainstream games and she is almost always playable in spin-off installments. Her lead roles are in Super Princess Peach and Princess Peach: Showtime!

Creation and development

Design

Peach's initial design was said to represent her stubborn yet cute appearance.[4] Peach's initial design had been conceived by Shigeru Miyamoto, with some of his suggestions to Yoichi Kotabe being incorporated into the final design, in particular making her eyes look more "cat-like."[5] Before Kotabe conceived Peach's finalized character design, a couple of prototype designs were created for the character. One such design, seen on the Super Mario Bros. Japanese box art, depicts her with a long-sleeved dress, no gloves, strawberry-blonde hair, and crown jewels that were white instead of red and blue. Another prototype, seen in the 1985 Japanese strategy guide How to win at Super Mario Bros., portrays her as a Toad rather than as a human, having a mushroom cap instead of natural hair, as well as a simple tiara and a gown reminiscent of Aurora from Disney's Sleeping Beauty, whom she somewhat currently resembles.

Peach has always been depicted as a blonde in video game artwork, although it was originally a darker, more strawberry-blonde shade (or in the case of the Japanese packaging, a dark blonde shade). However, due to the graphical limitations of the Family Computer and Family Computer Disk System hardware (including the Western Nintendo Entertainment System), Peach's on-screen sprite in the earlier Super Mario Bros. games displayed her with reddish-brown hair, and as a result, she was depicted as a redhead in the DiC Entertainment cartoons, as well as reddish-brown in Mario-related merchandise such as a 1988 toy box artwork. Starting with Super Mario World for the SNES, her in-game appearances had her proper hair color. On a similar note, her dress had always been depicted as pink in video game artwork, although because of the aforementioned graphical limitations, Peach's on-screen sprite in Super Mario Bros. and Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels depicted her as wearing a white dress with red highlights; this depiction of her old dress would later be reused for her Fire form in Super Mario 3D World. She only gained a pink dress in-game starting with the overseas version of Super Mario Bros 2. Peach's classic main dress had a normal pink high collar, a sash around the waist instead of panniers, and was darker pink from the hem to her knees, but otherwise does not differ greatly from the modern/current main dress introduced with the GameCube-era games, starting with Super Mario Sunshine and Mario Party 4, although the subsequent Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door installment marked the original dress's final appearance, with it being retained for the Nintendo Switch remake as well. Although the key artwork featured Peach in the Japanese versions of Super Mario Bros., the instruction manuals for both the Famicom and NES versions of the game hid her sprite behind a question mark in order to keep her identity a surprise for players as a way to motivate them into completing the game.

Name

Miyamoto came up with her name by associating princesses with girls, girls with the color pink, and pink with peaches.[6] In Japan, her name has always been Princess Peach (ピーチ姫 Pīchi-hime), but in the West, she was originally known as "Princess Toadstool", due to Nintendo of America renaming her when localizing Super Mario Bros., feeling that "Peach" was irrelevant to the theme of the Mushroom Kingdom.[7] In 1993, the English version of Yoshi's Safari marked the first time that the name "Princess Peach" was used outside of Japan; however, the name did not become standardized until Super Mario 64. Games as of Mario Kart 64 use Peach as her prominent name. Certain contemporary sources reconcile the two names by listing her full name as "Peach Toadstool", including subsequent re-releases of Super Mario 64, such as the international, Shindō Pak Taiō Version and the DS remake, which had the princess signing her letter using both "Toadstool" and "Peach".[2] For the most part, however, the "Toadstool" name is hardly used outside of remakes and re-releases of older titles, which most times retain the original localized text. She, along with her Toad subjects, is the only major character that no longer uses her original localized name. However, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U refers to "Princess Toadstool" as a name Peach went by in one of the in-game tips, and in the North American version her title on the Boxing Ring stage is "Princess of Toadstools". On a similar note, although she was mostly referred to as Princess Toadstool in various countries outside the United States in most localizations (or "Princess Mushroom" in some cases), the Danish dub for The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 had changed her name to Prinsesse Slørhat, which translated to "Princess Cortinarius", referring to a genus of poisonous mushrooms. Likewise, the Italian dub for the entire DIC cartoon line also referred to her as "Principessa Amarena" or "Princess Cherry".

Her name when translated into Japanese is normally ピーチ姫 (Pīchi-hime). However, the other translation as プリンセスピーチ (Purinsesu Pīchi) only officially exists in the Japanese titles of the games Super Princess Peach and Princess Peach: Showtime! as well as in the Japanese name of The Princess Peach from Paper Mario: The Origami King.

History

Main article: History of Princess Peach

Following a frequent role of being the damsel-of-distress kidnapped by Bowser, Princess Peach has appeared in almost every single piece of Super Mario media from the very start. Her first appearance, chronologically, is in Yoshi's Island DS as one of the seven star children. Though Peach has the role of being held captive by Bowser, she is also seen allying with him as shown in several spin-off series. As with Mario, Peach can be seen in a wide bevy of cameos, even outside her own franchise.

Appearance

Physical description

Peach's original appearance (left); Peach's current appearance (right).
Peach's original appearance (left); Peach's current appearance (right).
Peach's original appearance (left); Peach's current appearance (right).

Peach is a young woman with long blonde hair, fair skin and blue eyes, framed by six lashes (three or four in other artwork) and small, thin eyebrows. She has an oval face with a pointed chin, a triangular nose and full pink lips. Her hair has a triangular bang in the center of her forehead, two rows of flips on her back, and two split sideburns framing her face. Due to her lithe and slim figure, she is classified as lighter weight than Mario or Luigi in various games such as in the Mario Kart series despite being taller than them.

Peach usually wears a pink floor-length dress with puffy sleeves, magenta panniers at the waist, a high collar and a frill of the same color at the hem. Most games include a white petticoat under her dress. From Super Mario Bros. to Mario Kart: Super Circuit, her dress had a band around her waist rather than panniers and was colored magenta from below her knees. This appearance was brought back in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door and its remake. Peach wears a golden crown with red and blue gems, round blue earrings, and an oval blue brooch on her chest. She wears long white opera gloves and red high heels. In Princess Peach: Showtime!, princess seams are added to the bodice. Her dress is far more elaborately designed in recent Super Smash Bros. titles, as well as Super Smash Bros. Melee giving her dress an original design, but is otherwise the same; the Super Smash Bros. games have also given her minor proportion changes such as the size of her head and the thickness of her eyelashes.

Peach is usually depicted as taller than most human characters, exceeded only by Rosalina, Pauline, and Waluigi. In the pamphlet for Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen!, her height is given as 160 cm (5 ft 3 in.) and her weight as 41 kg (90 lbs.)[8] In the original and Super Mario Bros. Deluxe versions of Super Mario Bros. and Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels, however, she is depicted as being shorter than Super Mario/Super Luigi (with the difference in size being enough that she has to stand on her tip-toes to kiss Mario/Luigi if they are in Super/Fire form in the Deluxe version). However, in the Deluxe version, there are full scenes with Peach lowering herself to make eye contact with Mario while being eye-level with Luigi. In Super Mario Bros. Wonder, Super Mario and Super Peach are now depicted as approximately the same height, with Super Luigi being taller.

Though no fixed age has been revealed for Peach in the video games, Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time indicates that she is at least just slightly younger than Mario and Luigi, being the only one of the three to have not yet developed proper motor or speech skills as a baby. Taking into consideration the statement that Mario and Luigi are between their early and mid twenties, a relatively wider and more exact age gap is present in early animated media; the pamphlet for Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen! states her age as 16 (compared to Mario and Luigi, who are respectively stated to be around 25 and 23),[8][9] while the writers' bible for The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 states that the DIC cartoons' version of the princess is 17.[10]

Alternate outfits

Princess Peach in Mario Tennis Aces.
Princess Peach is seen in sports wear, with her hair tied back, rather than her dress for most of the Super Mario sports games.

Princess Peach has been in various outfits, most frequently in the sports games. In Mario Golf and Mario Tennis for the Nintendo 64, Peach's sports dress was simply a shorter, sleeveless version of her usual dress. Starting with the GameCube Mario sports games, however, her outfits have more variety. In Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour and Mario Power Tennis, the outfit that she wears is a sleeveless minidress. In other traditional active sports installments such as Mario Hoops 3-on-3, the Mario Baseball games, and Mario Sports Mix, her outfit consists of a two-piece athletic uniform. She has received different sports outfits in some games such as Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, where she has different clothes to suit each sport ranging from surf wear to jockey apparel to leotards, and the Mario Strikers games, where she wears armor to fit the more physical nature of the games.

In Mario Kart Wii and Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Peach wears a pink jumpsuit when riding motorbikes and ATVs. This jumpsuit is also seen in The Super Mario Bros. Movie.

Outside of sports, Peach occasionally changes her outfit to fit the occasion. In Mario Party 2, she wears five distinct outfits fitting into five of the six themes for Mario Land, as Bowser Land has the characters in their original clothes. In Super Mario Sunshine, Peach wears a lighter, sleeveless version of her dress and a hair in a ponytail; she wears a ponytail in subsequent Mario Kart games, starting with Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, and various sports games. In Super Mario Odyssey, aside from her traditional pink dress, which only appears in the prologue and when encountering her at Mushroom Kingdom in the post-game, she has a wide variety of outfits, such as the wedding dress she wore for most of the game, as well as various outfits she wore in the post-game, with the specific type depending on the world visited. Most of these outfits have reappeared as high-tier rewards in Mario Kart Tour.

Within the Super Smash Bros. series, Princess Peach comes in several alternate colors, usually changing her clothing, but she has a Princess Daisy palette in Super Smash Bros. Melee that even changes her hair color and complexion.

Peach has also worn alternate outfits in promotions. One of the earliest was Peach in a kimono in All Night Nippon: Super Mario Bros. to promote Japanese holiday. Although this particular outfit has not appeared in any games since, Peach wore similar kimono outfits in an advertisement for Nintendo's involvement in the Kyoto Cross Media Experience 2009, a Club Nintendo calendar award, a New Year 2017 wallpaper (which was reused from artwork from the Kyoto Cross Media Experience 2009), in Bowser's Kingdom in Super Mario Odyssey, and as a driver variant in Mario Kart Tour (as well as a pink yukata partly derived from her Bowser's Kingdom attire).

In Princess Peach: Showtime!, Peach has 12 different costumes she can transform into: Swordfighter, Detective, Patissiere, Kung Fu, Ninja, Cowgirl, Figure Skater, Dashing Thief, Mermaid, Mighty, Radiant and Super Radiant.

General information

Personality

Princess Peach
LINE sticker of Peach showing off her personality

Peach is shown to be a sweet, kind, polite, and optimistic person, while also being classy and sociable, with more and more portrayals further displaying her as clever and adventurous. She apologizes excessively for getting into trouble and requiring Mario to rescue her. She even shows concern and compassion towards her enemies frequently such as saving Mimi in Super Paper Mario or making a thank-you cake for Bowser in Mario & Luigi's Bowser Inside Story, even after Mario and Luigi defeat Bowser in a fight that Bowser started. She can sometimes be assertive when it comes to standing up for her friends; she managed to outright resist Nastasia's mind control abilities during the "wedding" in Super Paper Mario, which Nastasia indicated was unprecedented. In Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, she manages to resist Shadow Queen's possession long enough to not only offer words of encouragement to Mario and his party, but also heal them (with the Shadow Queen, due to possessing Peach's body, being forced to go along with it). Her innate characteristics are often key to the plot of several games, such as her abilities to activate the Beanstar and Dark Star.

Largely because of her frequency of being kidnapped, she has been the subject of a running gag in throughout the series where several characters refer to the frequency of her abductions. Even Peach herself has referred to her kidnapping in New Super Mario Bros. Wii as a "recent kidnapping". Some characters referred to her even being useless, such as Snake in Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Pit (and to a certain extent, Viridi) in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U. But while Peach is often considered the archetypal video game damsel in distress, she is often shown actively working against her captors, such as tossing Super Mushrooms to Mario during the final fight in Super Mario World, sneaking around searching for power-ups and/or information to send to Mario in games such as Super Mario Galaxy and the Paper Mario series, and even attempting to escape her confinement in Super Mario 3D Land.

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Peach, Mario, and Luigi help make a thank-you cake for Bowser at the end of Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story

While Peach occasionally seems naïve, she is generally level-headed, knows when to take charge, and shows more common sense and observance than those around her, such as noticing a Mario doppelganger in the Isle Delfino vacation guide video's background in Super Mario Sunshine, insisting that an emergency meeting continues even after it is briefly interrupted by Bowser and deducing what Fawful was planning regarding her in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story, and talking a stubborn Bowser into joining her and Mario in Super Paper Mario. She often acts as a peacemaker; for example, in Super Smash Bros. Brawl's story mode, she offers tea to Fox and Sheik in order to stop them from fighting, and later converts Mr. Game & Watch to their cause. In the Super Mario World cartoon, she is a motherly figure to the young Yoshi and Oogtar, and in the cartoons overall, she is practical and generous to a fault, such as trying to convince the Mario Bros. to return home, despite the fact that King Koopa is still after her. She also has a feisty side, which shines through particularly well in her comic appearances. Besides sports, Peach is also into ballroom dancing, video games, and gardening, and seems to enjoy exploring and trying new things.

Although she is generally depicted as kind, sociable, and generous in most games, the Mario Strikers games do show a slightly more arrogant and petulant side to Peach, including her pitching a fit to one of her teammates and eventually jumping in a tantrum if the opposing team scores, while Mario Strikers Charged in particular shows her having a diva-like side, with her being eager to get photographed and striking poses; in Mario Strikers: Battle League, though, she regains her composure. A similar temperamental nature can be observed if the player fails to flip food in time and have it land on the floor in the Modern versions of Chef, where Peach will either stomp her foot in frustration (Game & Watch Gallery 2) or otherwise put her hand over her head and scream repeatedly in frustration before proceeding to wince (Game & Watch Gallery 4), in either case causing Yoshi to crouch down in fear.

In Super Mario Bros. 2, Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, Super Paper Mario, Super Mario 3D World, Super Mario Run, Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle, Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope, Super Mario Bros. Wonder, and most notably, Super Princess Peach and Princess Peach: Showtime!, Peach shows the braver side of her personality; participating as a fellow heroine, or in the latter two cases, as the sole heroine, single-handedly saving the day.

In The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Peach's personality was drastically revamped. She is considerably more assertive and tomboyish, and a born leader for her kingdom, keeping her role as a caring figure towards the Toads, albeit in a more active way. She is not soft-spoken like her game counterpart but has moments of kindness, as she takes Mario with her to the Jungle Kingdom, despite failing the obstacle course multiple times. Additionally, she reluctantly accepts to Bowser's proposal as Kamek tortures Toad, on the condition that he doesn't hurt her people.

Speech

Early in her history, while Peach did speak, it was largely done via text dialogue. It was not until Mario is Missing where Peach got some dialogue, and it would not be until Super Mario 64 onward that she maintained having voiced dialogue. In Super Mario 64 and the international versions of Mario Kart 64, she largely spoke with a mature, feminine tone, though in the Japanese version of Mario Kart 64 as well as all versions of Mario Party, 2, and 3, and Super Mario Advance, Peach spoke with a slightly higher-pitched, somewhat shrill tone, and also possessing a slight Italian accent in the case of the last game. Starting with Super Smash Bros. Melee and Super Mario Sunshine, she was given a very soft, high-pitched voice. In the Japanese versions of certain games, such as Itadaki Street DS and Fortune Street, Peach tends to end her sentences with "ですわ" (desu wa), a stereotypical trait in Japanese media reserved for noble upper-class women and even simply haughty and arrogant women. In Princess Peach: Showtime!, Peach's voice varies from her usual tone to a deeper one, similar to the one used in her earlier voiced appearances.

Powers and abilities

Like other Super Mario characters, Peach can Jump and Ground Pound; she also slaps opponents, which is her specialty, rather than punching. While not very strong physically, she makes up for it in technique and skill, and many games reveal her to be fast and agile as well. She is also shown to be very graceful, often embellishing attacks and victory scenes alike with elegant movements, twirls, and dances. With the release of Super Mario 3D World, Peach is able to use power-ups, such as the Fire Flower, Super Leaf, Super Bell, and Double Cherry, among other power-ups and items. She also has the unique ability to float in mid-air by means of her skirt, first seen in Super Mario Bros. 2, and can also use her parasol to achieve this same effect. This ability returns in Super Mario 3D World (where it is also revealed that Peach can still glide even when she does not have a skirt on) and the Super Smash Bros. series, and Peach is also shown using it in The Super Mario Bros. Movie. In New Super Mario Bros., New Super Mario Bros. Wii, and New Super Mario Bros. 2, she is shown to be able to slow down her descent from a fairly large height.

Princess Peach using her Super Strike, the Royal Strike, in Super Mario Strikers.
Peach's Super Strike, the "Royal Strike", in Super Mario Strikers

In Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars Peach is shown to have impressive healing abilities like Therapy and Group Hug, and this ability is seen again in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door when she overcomes the Shadow Queen's mind control over her to heal Mario and his party. She has occasionally been shown to have telepathic powers, like in Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3, when she calls out to Mario as a hologram in Dark Land, or when she and Starlow combine powers to drain and then send Bowser flying in the beginning if Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story. Additionally, in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, her Final Smash, Peach Blossom, puts her opponents to sleep. In Super Smash Bros. Melee, Peach has a powerful special attack called the Peach Bomber, where hip-checking her opponents engulfs them in an explosion. Earlier, Super Mario RPG also linked her with explosions, as one of her attacks, Psych Bomb, involved throwing bombs at her opponents, and a similar scene occurred in the Super Mario Adventures comic, when she used a barrage of bombs against the Koopalings. In Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story, she was also shown to have enough strength to not just telekinetically throw Bowser out of her castle, but throw him far into the forest outside Toad Town. However, it's implied that she was only able to do this with Starlow's help, largely because Starlow had weakened Bowser earlier. She also was powerful enough to counteract Bowser's magic, which was the initial reason why Bowser had abducted her in Super Mario Bros.

In general, however, Peach's special abilities and powers usually involve hearts. They are mostly seen in the sports installments including, but not limited to, Mario Power Tennis (Sweet Kiss Return), Mario Hoops 3-on-3 (Heart Shot), Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour and Super Mario Strikers (heart trails follow the balls after special hits). Her special item in Mario Kart: Double Dash!! is also a heart, and allows her to co-opt others' attacks. Besides hearts alone, Peach will sometimes use the power of love to combat her opponents in sports, such as her Super Peach Spin offensive shot in Mario Power Tennis, or how her Heart Swing in Mario Super Sluggers dazes any male player who tries to catch it, while the other females are immune. In addition, many of her abilities in Super Mario RPG have a heart as her magic symbol. Additionally, the Super Smash Bros. series as of Brawl has generally given her moves more of an embellished feminine flair, such as replacing certain moves and adding details like ribbons, rainbows, sparkles, and hearts to others (including replacing the Peach Bomber's explosion with hearts).

Aside from her magical abilities, she is also shown in a few games to be a good chef, or at least a good baker, such as the Modern version of Chef in some of the Game & Watch Gallery games, as well as Paper Mario, when she has to bake a cake for Gourmet Guy in exchange for information regarding Mario. In addition, incidental dialogue from Toad after getting a star on the Peach's Birthday Cake board from Mario Party revealed that she was responsible for the titular cake's creation. She also was shown to be good at chemistry, having created an invisibility potion with the help of TEC in an attempt to retrieve vital information on the X-Nauts' plans from Grodus's office.

During her trek on Vibe Island in Super Princess Peach, she also was shown to utilize various Vibe Powers, with Gloom making her run faster and use tears to grow plants, Rage making her shake the ground upon landing and burn hot enough to melt ice, Calm letting her heal herself, and Joy making her fly and spin foes and objects with a whirlwind.

Relationships

Family

Peach and Toadsworth are at the entrance of the Baseball Kingdom, awaiting the arrival of Mario and others riding a yacht in the opening cinematic.
Peach and Toadsworth greeting their friends in the Mario Super Sluggers opening

The Mushroom King as well as the Mushroom Queen are the only confirmed members of her family in the games, although very little is known about them. According to his depiction in the Nintendo Comics System, while he does embarrass her with his general foolishness, she knows he has good intentions and loves him dearly. Other media have shed light on Peach's other relatives, such as Gramma Toadstool, another grandmother, and her mother. In Mario Superstar Baseball, a Lakitu mistakenly refers to Toadsworth as Peach's grandpa, but in reality, while he is very protective of her and has cared for her ever since she was a baby, he is actually her longtime steward and has no actual family relation. Similar confusion surrounds an elderly chambermaid Toad referred to as Grandma by Peach in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars; however, it is most likely that this was a term of endearment carried over from the Japanese version, where it is more common to use familial terms for non-relatives. In the Mario Kart: Double Dash!! and Mario Kart Wii official guides published by Prima and licensed by Nintendo, Daisy's biographies state that Peach is her cousin, but that statement has yet to be proven in the games themselves. Similarly, according to the PRIMA Official Game Guide for Super Mario Galaxy, Rosalina was initially intended to be a relative of Peach's, hence her similar physical appearance to Peach, although this concept was dropped.[11] In the Amada Anime Series: Super Mario Bros. adaptation of Momotarō, Ojīsan and Obāsan are the parents of Princess Peach. In the Super Mario Land 4 manga, a descendant of her is seen working for the Federation Army, alongside Mario's, during the event of the Solar Striker game.

Friends and love interests

Official LINE sticker from the Super Mario series.
LINE sticker of Mario and Peach
“Oh Mario! You came to the party to see me! You're so sweet! Thank you!♥”
Princess Peach, Paper Mario

Mario, being her most frequent rescuer, is Peach's love interest. The two are shown to have been close friends since childhood in Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time, and the comic "Warios Weihnachtsmärchen," published in the German Club Nintendo magazine, reveals that they spent their graduation ball in school together. Peach has sent Toads to help Luigi when Mario disappears in Luigi's Mansion, and she herself rescues all three of them from Bowser in Super Princess Peach, as well as saving Mario and one of his allies from the Icicle Golem in Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle. In Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen!, Peach is willing to put herself into a forced marriage with Bowser if it means saving Mario's life. They also share good chemistry together as "buddy players" in Mario Superstar Baseball and Mario Super Sluggers.

Ending scene in Super Mario World: Mario to Yoshi no Bōken Land
Luigi often reacts the same way as Mario when Peach kisses him.

Numerous games, alternate media, and supplemental material depict Mario and Peach as having mutual romantic affection for each other as well as a friendship. In Mario Party 5, Peach and Mario are called "Cutest Couple," and the official guide for Mario Party 8 states that Peach is the apple of Mario's eye. In the official guide of Yoshi's Island DS, the description for Baby Mario and Baby Peach: Dynamic Duo mentions the "romantic entanglements" in their adult lives, while the official Mario Kart: Double Dash!! guide reads, "Aw, isn’t that cute? Mario and Peach are together again." In Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, Peach calls Mario her "knight in shining armor," and in the first Paper Mario, one of the Toads tells Mario to take Peach on a date to Shooting Star Summit. In Super Princess Peach, after Peach rescues Mario, she enthusiastically calls and runs towards him and happily dances with him in celebration. Rosalina refers to Peach as Mario's "special one" in Super Mario Galaxy, with the two seen holding hands toward the ending of the game. In Super Mario Galaxy 2, Lubba and two other Lumas refer to Peach as Mario's "special one." Mario Power Tennis even goes as far as showing Mario himself telling Peach of his love for her in Peach's victory scene, which she responds to with a smile and a blown kiss. Also, in Mario's victory scene in Mario Power Tennis, Peach gives him a small kiss on his cheek. Further, in Super Mario Odyssey, after kidnapping her, Bowser declares his intention to make Peach marry him, and Mario's main motivation is to stop Bowser from taking Peach's hand in marriage by force. While Peach does care for Mario, there are times where she gets annoyed if Mario misbehaves. A notable example of this is in the ending to Super Mario Odyssey, where, after Mario attempts to prevent Bowser from getting her hand in marriage by behaving in a similar aggressive manner, she shouts, "Enough!" and storms off in a huff, although she nonetheless calms down enough to tell Mario and Bowser that they should all go back home, and the post-game shows she forgave Mario for the earlier incident.

Peach's obedient servant is Toad, who dotes upon and attempts to protect her despite his fear of Bowser, often getting himself kidnapped along with her in the process. Toad's collectible card from Super Mario Galaxy states that he even formed the Toad Brigade and followed Peach and Bowser to space in order to try to save her, while in numerous other games, he is the one to go alert Mario about Peach's disappearance. They have good chemistry in the Mario Baseball games, and their team names in the Mario Party series include "Royal Family" and "Loyal Friends." In the Super Smash Bros. games, Peach holds Toad in front of herself for protection, though he is shown to be reluctant and attacks out of fear. In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, however, Toad acts like a proper bodyguard and blocks opponents off from Peach.

Another of Peach's closest friends is Luigi, who often helps Mario rescue her. There has been inconsistencies whenever Luigi is attracted to Peach, as in the platformers, Peach kisses Luigi the same way she kisses Mario, and he reacts the same way. In Mario Power Tennis, when winning a trophy, Peach blows kisses to Mario and Luigi, who both swoon in love. However, individual interaction in other games show that there are no romantic feelings between them. The two share good chemistry in Mario Superstar Baseball but not in its sequel, Mario Super Sluggers.

Princess Peach and Princess Daisy holding a gift. Official Artwork by Nintendo used for advertising.
Peach and Daisy helping each other carry a large present.

Peach and Daisy have been shown to be best friends since Daisy first became playable in Mario Tennis for the Nintendo 64. If something involves partners in the Super Mario spin-offs, the two will usually be a team, from various sports games to Mario Kart: Double Dash!!. Mario Super Sluggers is the first game to show the two sharing dialog, wherein Peach reveals that she has concerns for Daisy's welfare. Nintendo's Mario Power Tennis website says that Daisy is Peach's "sister in arms," a term used to describe a close friendship, and while the Prima guides for Mario Kart: Double Dash!! and Mario Kart Wii say that they are cousins, no known first-party material has ever confirmed or denied this. Prior to Daisy's comeback appearance in the games and by extension the establishment of their being best friends, however, a 4-koma segment of the Super Mario-kun manga depicts Peach as being jealous of Daisy receiving attention from Mario to the extent that she throws a mushroom at him out of frustration.

Yoshi is another one of Peach's closest friends, who saved her as a baby alongside the other babies in Yoshi's Island DS. The two share good chemistry is most games, and he has also helped Mario save her in a number of games, including Super Mario 64 DS. He also helps Mario save Peach's friends at her request in Yoshi's Safari.

Peach is on friendly terms with numerous other characters. In the baseball games, she shares good chemistry with Toadette, who is on her starting team, and in Mario Party DS, she gives Toadette a set of touching trumpets. While Peach and Rosalina did not speak in the Super Mario Galaxy games, the two were shown to become fast friends upon meeting in issue 38 of the Super Mario-kun manga, and they were also shown to work together in Super Mario 3D World. While Wario has sometimes shown antagonism towards Peach, such as in Mario Power Tennis, he helps save her in Super Mario 64 DS and is invited to have cake as thanks. He also attempts to retrieve a stolen statue of Peach in Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 (albeit with the selfish motivation of trying to hold it for ransom to gain his own castle), and he appears to have a crush on her in the Mario & Wario arc of the Super Mario Adventures comic, seeing as he tries to outdo Mario and buy Peach's prize item, a Samus Doll, for her birthday. Furthermore, the comic "Warios Weihnachtsmärchen" reveals that Peach turned Wario down and instead accompanied Mario to their high school graduation ball.

Though initially not getting along, the relationship between Peach and Rabbid Peach later improved.

Initially, Peach was unable to get along with her Rabbid counterpart, due to the latter feeling jealousy towards the former's relationship with Mario. Rabbid Peach has tried to get Mario's attention several times and got frustrated when Peach approached them. When Mario and company came to the revamped Mushroom Kingdom, Rabbid Peach looked at Peach with disgust, to the point of touching her dress and then looking away. Peach herself does not show animosity towards her Rabbid counterpart, and she is willing to cooperate with her to stop the Megabug. Although not fond of her counterpart, Rabbid Peach nonetheless has some respect for her, such as placing the Icicle Golem's head in place before stepping aside while making a gesture indicating that the Rabbid's counterpart is free to kick it back into the freezer. After defeating the said villain, Peach constructs a new statue of Rabbid Peach holding a Power Star, much to the latter's delight. Then, Rabbid Peach invites all of her teammates, including Peach, to take a group selfie. Promotional artwork for Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle shows Peach and Rabbid Peach taking a selfie together, with the former winking and putting up a V sign.

The opening of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games and the story mode for the Nintendo 3DS version of Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games show Peach, alongside Daisy, being great friends with Amy Rose and Blaze the Cat, having a special victory animation with the former in the sequels while sharing a similar rational with the latter.

Foes

Bowser and Peach's sham wedding in the prologue of Super Paper Mario
“I'll tell you what: I'll smile if you make everything as it was before you showed up!”
Princess Peach, Paper Mario

Bowser has repeatedly kidnapped Peach and invaded her kingdom to rule the world but also as part of his attraction to her. Peach, however, strongly dislikes Bowser for harming her close friends and putting her into distress. She is frightened or apprehensive of Bowser, such as being startled at Mario upon seeing Bowser on his side in Super Mario RPG and sobbing over her captivity in the Super Mario anime movie. Peach discovers his feelings toward her in Paper Mario, but in other games, Peach immediately notices his attraction, such as his attempting to get her to kiss him in public in Mario Power Tennis. When the situation calls for it, however, she will sweet-talk him to persuade him into teaming up with her and Mario in Super Paper Mario, and she occasionally shows him goodwill, such as baking him a thank-you cake at the end of Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story; she has also hesitated when she had to leave him to his presumed demise in Super Paper Mario.

In Super Paper Mario, Nastasia uses mind control to force Peach to marry the willing Bowser in order to fulfill an ancient prophesy, but while Peach considers the wedding a sham and refuses to acknowledge it, Bowser insists on calling her his wife throughout the game, even as they team up to defeat Count Bleck. Peach also rejected Bowser's advances to marriage in the Super Mario Adventures comic and Super Mario Odyssey.

In Super Mario Sunshine, Bowser had lied to his son that Peach was his mother, and while it was later revealed that Bowser Jr. knew it was a lie all along, he went along with it anyway, and even continued to affectionately refer to her as "mama" in Mario Superstar Baseball. Likewise, Peach, when Bowser Jr. revealed their "relationship" to both Mario and her, expressed shock and confusion at her being his mother.

She also held some animosity towards Mimi, especially after the latter implied that Peach was only good for getting herself kidnapped. This resulted in her being outraged enough at her insult that she insisted on fighting her alone, even snapping at Mario and Luigi to leave before fighting her. Nonetheless, despite her animosity, she risked her life to save Mimi when they were in danger of falling due to the Void's increasing power.

The public

Peach posters and pictures in a Koopa's house

Peach is widely respected in the Mushroom Kingdom and beyond. Her Toads are very loyal, and her citizens adore her. Many people in the Mushroom Kingdom and beyond buy and even collect merchandise of her. In Paper Mario, there is a "Secret Sale" that offers "beautiful photos of Princess Peach", and a Peach doll named Dolly is owned by Goombaria and longed for by Jr. Troopa. In Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, there is a Koopa Troopa Peach fan in Petalburg who collects Peach merchandise, including pictures, photos, and even a life-sized print he keeps at his window, which he claims he would risk life and limb to protect.

Leitmotif

Main article: Ending (Super Mario Bros.)

Since her debut, Peach has had as her theme a repetitive 4-bar musical theme, with it being expanded in VS. Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels, and Super Mario Bros. 3 to feature chimes nearing the end before it loops. The Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels version was what Koji Kondo envisioned for the theme originally, but it had to be cut short due to memory limits in the original game.[12] In later games, the music varied between either something akin to Richard Wagner's Bridal Chorus (Paper Mario) or ballet-style music (New Super Mario Bros. series, Paper Mario: Color Splash, and Super Mario Odyssey).

List of game appearances by date

Title Role Original release date System/format
Super Mario Bros. Non-playable character September 13, 1985 Nintendo Entertainment System
VS. Super Mario Bros. Non-playable character March 7, 1986 VS. System
Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels Non-playable character June 3, 1986 Family Computer Disk System
Super Mario Bros. Special Non-playable character June 3, 1986 NEC PC-88, Sharp X1
Super Mario Bros. Non-playable character June 25, 1986 Game & Watch
I am a teacher: Super Mario Sweater Cameo (artwork) August 27, 1986 Family Computer Disk System
All Night Nippon: Super Mario Bros. Non-playable character December 20, 1986 Family Computer Disk System
Super Mario Bros. 2 Playable character October, 1988 Nintendo Entertainment System
Super Mario Bros. 3 Non-playable character October 28, 1988 Nintendo Entertainment System
Tetris Non-playable character November, 1989 Nintendo Entertainment System
Super Mario Bros. Non-playable character 1989 Nelsonic Game Watch
Qix Non-playable character May 1990 Game Boy
Princess Toadstool's Castle Run Playable character September 28, 1990 Super Mario Bros. Watch
Super Mario World Non-playable character November 21, 1990 Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Super Mario Bros. Print World Cameo (artwork) March 30, 1991 MS-DOS, Apple II, Tandy 1000, Commodore 64, IBM JX
NES Open Tournament Golf Non-playable character September 20, 1991 Nintendo Entertainment System, Nintendo PlayChoice-10
Mario Roulette Cameo (icon) 1991 Arcade
Mario Teaches Typing Non-playable character March 8, 1992 MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows, Mac OS, Tandy 1000
Super Mario Bros. & Friends: When I Grow Up Non-playable character March 24, 1992 MS-DOS
Super Mario Kart Playable character August 27, 1992 Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Yoshi's Cookie Opponent November 21, 1992 Nintendo Entertainment System, Game Boy, Super Nintendo Entertainment System
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening Cameo (in-game poster) June 6, 1993 Game Boy
Mario is Missing! (CD ROM Deluxe) Non-playable character July 1993 MS-DOS
Super Mario All-Stars Playable character (Super Mario Bros. 2), non-playable in other games July 14, 1993 Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Yoshi's Safari Non-playable character July 14, 1993 Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Mario & Wario Guidable character August 27, 1993 Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Mario Undōkai Non-playable character (Yoshi Race) August 27, 1993 Arcade
Mario's Early Years! Fun with Letters Playable character 1993 Super Nintendo Entertainment System, MS-DOS
Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 Cameo (stolen statue) January 21, 1994 Game Boy
Mario's Early Years! Fun with Numbers Non-playable character September 1994 Super Nintendo Entertainment System, MS-DOS
Mario's Early Years! Preschool Fun Playable character November 1994 Super Nintendo Entertainment System, MS-DOS
Hotel Mario Non-playable character 1994 Philips CD-i
Mario's Game Gallery Non-playable character February 23, 1995 MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows
Mario's Tennis Playable character July 21, 1995 Virtual Boy
Mario Clash Non-playable character September 28, 1995 Virtual Boy
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars Unlockable playable character (Party Member) March 9, 1996 Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Kirby Super Star Cameo (Spring Breeze) March 21, 1996 Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Super Mario 64 Non-playable character June 23, 1996 Nintendo 64
Mario Teaches Typing 2 Cameo (title screen) October 31, 1996 Microsoft Windows, Mac OS
Mario Kart 64 Playable character December 14, 1996 Nintendo 64
Excitebike: Bun Bun Mario Battle Stadium (Ep. 3) Playable character 1997 Satellaview
Game & Watch Gallery Non-playable character February 1, 1997 Game Boy
Game & Watch Gallery 2 Playable character September 27, 1997 Game Boy
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Cameo (in-game photo) November 23, 1998 Nintendo 64
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX Cameo (in-game poster) December 12, 1998 Game Boy Color
Mario Party Playable character December 18, 1998 Nintendo 64
Game & Watch Gallery 3 Non-playable character April 8, 1999 Game Boy Color
Mario Golf Playable character June 11, 1999 Nintendo 64
Mario Golf Non-playable character August 10, 1999 Game Boy Color
Mario Party 2 Playable character December 17, 1999 Nintendo 64
Mario Tennis Playable character July 21, 2000 Nintendo 64
Paper Mario Playable character (Peach interludes) August 11, 2000 Nintendo 64
Mario Tennis Playable character November 1, 2000 Game Boy Color
Mario Party 3 Playable character December 7, 2000 Nintendo 64
Super Mario Advance Playable character (Super Mario Bros. 2) March 21, 2001 Game Boy Advance
Mario Kart: Super Circuit Playable character July 21, 2001 Game Boy Advance
Luigi's Mansion Mentioned September 14, 2001 Nintendo GameCube
Super Smash Bros. Melee Playable character November 21, 2001 Nintendo GameCube
Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 Non-playable character (Super Mario World) December 14, 2001 Game Boy Advance
Super Mario Sunshine Non-playable character July 19, 2002 Nintendo GameCube
Mario Party 4 Playable character October 21, 2002 Nintendo GameCube
Game & Watch Gallery 4 Playable character October 28, 2002 Game Boy Advance
Nintendo Puzzle Collection Opponent (Yoshi no Cookie) February 7, 2003 Nintendo Gamecube
Mario Party-e Non-playable character (Cast Away Mario!, Mario's Mallet) February 17, 2003 Game Boy Advance
Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 Non-playable character (Super Mario Bros. 3) July 11, 2003 Game Boy Advance
Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour Playable character July 28, 2003 Nintendo GameCube
Mario Kart: Double Dash!! Playable character November 7, 2003 Nintendo GameCube
Mario Party 5 Playable character November 10, 2003 Nintendo GameCube
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga Non-playable character November 17, 2003 Game Boy Advance
Super Mario Fushigi no Janjan Land Playable character 2003 Arcade
Mario Golf: Advance Tour Playable character April 22, 2004 Game Boy Advance
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Playable character (Peach intermissions) July 22, 2004 Nintendo GameCube
WarioWare: Twisted! Cameo in microgame October 14, 2004 Game Boy Advance
Mario Power Tennis Playable character October 28, 2004 Nintendo GameCube
Mario Party 6 Playable character November 18, 2004 Nintendo GameCube
Super Mario 64 DS Non-playable character November 21, 2004 Nintendo DS
Mario Pinball Land Non-playable character November 26, 2004 Game Boy Advance
Super Mario Fushigi no Korokoro Party Playable character 2005 Arcade
Mario Party Advance Playable character January 13, 2005 Game Boy Advance
NBA Street V3 Playable character February 8, 2005 Nintendo Gamecube
Yakuman DS Playable character March 31, 2005 Nintendo DS
Mario Superstar Baseball Playable character July 21, 2005 Nintendo GameCube
Mario Tennis: Power Tour Playable character September 13, 2005 Game Boy Advance
Mario Kart Arcade GP Playable character October 2005 Arcade
SSX on Tour Playable character October 20, 2005 Nintendo Gamecube
Super Princess Peach Main Protagonist, Playable character October 20, 2005 Nintendo DS
Mario Party 7 Playable character November 7, 2005 Nintendo GameCube
Mario Kart DS Playable character November 14, 2005 Nintendo DS
Super Mario Strikers Playable character November 18, 2005 Nintendo GameCube
Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time Non-playable character November 28, 2005 Nintendo DS
Super Mario Fushigi no Korokoro Party 2 Playable character 2006 Arcade
New Super Mario Bros. Non-playable character May 15, 2006 Nintendo DS
Mario Hoops 3-on-3 Playable character July 27, 2006 Nintendo DS
WarioWare: Smooth Moves Cameo (Opening Night microgame) December 2, 2006 Wii
Mario Kart Arcade GP 2 Playable character 2007 Arcade
Picross DS Cameo (Extra Levels) January 25, 2007 Nintendo DS
Super Paper Mario Unlockable playable character April 19, 2007 Wii
Mario Strikers Charged Playable character May 25, 2007 Wii
Mario Party 8 Playable character May 29, 2007 Wii
Itadaki Street DS Playable character June 21, 2007 Nintendo DS
Super Mario Galaxy Non-playable character November 1, 2007 Wii
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Playable character November 6, 2007 Wii
Mario Party DS Playable character November 8, 2007 Nintendo DS
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Playable character January 17, 2008 Nintendo DS
Super Smash Bros. Brawl Playable character January 31, 2008 Wii
Mario Kart Wii Playable character April 10, 2008 Wii
Mario Super Sluggers Playable character (unlockable in Challenge Mode) June 19, 2008 Wii
Kirby Super Star Ultra Cameo (Spring Breeze) September 22, 2008 Nintendo DS
New Play Control! Mario Power Tennis Playable character January 15, 2009 Wii
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story Non-playable character February 14, 2009 Nintendo DS
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games Playable character October 13, 2009 Wii
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games Playable character October 13, 2009 Nintendo DS
Mario Party Fushigi no Korokoro Catcher Playable character 2009 Arcade
New Super Mario Bros. Wii Non-playable character November 12, 2009 Wii
Super Mario Galaxy 2 Non-playable character May 23, 2010 Wii
Mario Sports Mix Playable character November 25, 2010 Wii
Pushmo Cameo (Nintendo Murals) October 5, 2011 Nintendo 3DS
Super Mario 3D Land Non-playable character November 3, 2011 Nintendo 3DS
Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games Playable character November 15, 2011 Wii
Fortune Street Unlockable playable character December 1, 2011 Wii
Mario Kart 7 Playable character December 1, 2011 Nintendo 3DS
StreetPass Mii Plaza Cameo (Puzzle Swap) 2012 Nintendo 3DS
Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games Playable character (Girls Group Events) February 9, 2012 Nintendo 3DS
Mario Party 9 Playable character March 2, 2012 Wii
Mario Tennis Open Playable character May 20, 2012 Nintendo 3DS
New Super Mario Bros. 2 Non-playable character July 28, 2012 Nintendo 3DS
Paper Mario: Sticker Star Non-playable character November 11, 2012 Nintendo 3DS
Scribblenauts: Unlimited Non-playable character November 13, 2012 Wii U
New Super Mario Bros. U Non-playable character November 18, 2012 Wii U
Mario Party Whirling Carnival Playable character 2012 Arcade
Mario & Luigi: Dream Team Non-playable character July 12, 2013 Nintendo 3DS
Mario Kart Arcade GP DX Playable character July 2013 Arcade
Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games Playable character November 8, 2013 Wii U
Super Mario 3D World Playable character November 21, 2013 Wii U
Mario Party: Island Tour Playable character November 22, 2013 Nintendo 3DS
NES Remix 2 Playable character April 24, 2014 Wii U
Mario Golf: World Tour Playable character May 1, 2014 Nintendo 3DS
Mario Kart 8 Playable character May 29, 2014 Wii U
Pushmo World Cameo (Nintendo Murals) October 5, 2011 Nintendo 3DS
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS Playable character September 13, 2014 Nintendo 3DS
Ultimate NES Remix Playable character November 7, 2014 Wii U
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker Non-playable character November 13, 2014 Wii U
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Playable character November 21, 2014 Wii U
Nintendo Badge Arcade Badges December 17, 2014 Nintendo 3DS
Ace Combat Assault Horizon Legacy+ Cameo (amiibo fighter jet decal) January 29, 2015 Nintendo 3DS
Mario Party 10 Playable character March 12, 2015 Wii U
Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition Unlockable playable character April 29, 2015 Nintendo 3DS
Stretchmo Cameo (Papa Blox's NES Expo) May 13, 2015 Nintendo 3DS
Super Mario Maker Costume Mario transformation, Non-playable character September 10, 2015 Wii U
Picross 3D: Round 2 Cameo (amiibo puzzle) October 1, 2015 Nintendo 3DS
Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash Playable character November 20, 2015 Wii U
Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam Non-playable character December 3, 2015 Nintendo 3DS
Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition Playable character February 2016 Arcade
Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Playable character (Golf, 100m Freestyle Swimming) February 18, 2016 Nintendo 3DS
Minecraft: Wii U Edition (Patch 5) Playable skin in the Super Mario Mash-up May 17, 2016 Wii U
Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Playable character June 23, 2016 Wii U
Paper Mario: Color Splash Non-playable character October 7, 2016 Wii U
Mario Party: Star Rush Playable character October 7, 2016 Nintendo 3DS
Swapdoodle Cameo (artwork) November 17, 2016 Nintendo 3DS
Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS Non-playable character December 1, 2016 Nintendo 3DS
Super Mario Run Unlockable playable character December 15, 2016 iOS, Android
Miitomo Cameo (artwork) 2016 iOS, Android
Mario Sports Superstars Playable character March 10, 2017 Nintendo 3DS
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Playable character April 28, 2017 Nintendo Switch
Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition Playable skin in the Super Mario Mash-up May 11, 2017 Nintendo Switch
Hey! Pikmin Cameo (amiibo treasure) July 13, 2017 Nintendo 3DS
Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle Unlockable playable character August 29, 2017 Nintendo Switch
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions Non-playable character October 5, 2017 Nintendo 3DS
Super Mario Odyssey Non-playable character October 27, 2017 Nintendo Switch
Mario Party: The Top 100 Playable character November 10, 2017 Nintendo 3DS
Minecraft: New Nintendo 3DS Edition (version 1.5.25) Playable skin in the Super Mario Mash-up June 5, 2018 Nintendo 3DS
Minecraft Playable skin in the Super Mario Mash-up June 21, 2018 Nintendo Switch
Mario Tennis Aces Playable character June 22, 2018 Nintendo Switch
WarioWare: Gold Cameo (amiibo Tap, Wario's amiibo Sketch) June 22, 2018 Nintendo 3DS
Super Mario Party Playable character October 5, 2018 Nintendo Switch
Luigi's Mansion Mentioned October 12, 2018 Nintendo 3DS
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Unlockable playable character December 7, 2018 Nintendo Switch
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey Non-playable character December 27, 2018 Nintendo 3DS
New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe Non-playable character January 11, 2019 Nintendo Switch
Super Mario Maker 2 Non-playable character June 28, 2019 Nintendo Switch
Dr. Mario World Unlockable playable character July 9, 2019 iOS, Android
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening Cameo (in-game poster) September 20, 2019 Nintendo Switch
Mario Kart Tour Unlockable playable character September 25, 2019 iOS, Android
Luigi's Mansion 3 Non-playable character October 31, 2019 Nintendo Switch
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 Playable character November 1, 2019 Nintendo Switch
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 - Arcade Edition Playable character January 23, 2020 Arcade
Paper Mario: The Origami King Non-playable character July 17, 2020 Nintendo Switch
Tetris 99 Cameo (15th, 20th, 28th and 33rd Maximus Cups) July 31, 2020 Nintendo Switch
Super Mario 3D All-Stars Non-playable character September 18, 2020 Nintendo Switch
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury Playable character (Super Mario 3D World) February 12, 2021 Nintendo Switch
Mario Golf: Super Rush Playable character June 25, 2021 Nintendo Switch
Mario Party Superstars Playable character October 29, 2021 Nintendo Switch
Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit (version 2.0.0) Playable character (Relay Mode) November 17, 2021 Nintendo Switch
Mario Strikers: Battle League Playable character June 10, 2022 Nintendo Switch
Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope Playable character October 20, 2022 Nintendo Switch
Super Mario Bros. Wonder Playable character October 20, 2023 Nintendo Switch
Super Mario RPG Unlockable playable character (Party Member) November 17, 2023 Nintendo Switch
Princess Peach: Showtime! Main Protagonist, Playable character March 22, 2024 Nintendo Switch
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Playable character (Peach intermissions) May 23, 2024 Nintendo Switch
Super Mario Party Jamboree Playable character October 17, 2024 Nintendo Switch
Mario & Luigi: Brothership Non-playable character November 7, 2024 Nintendo Switch

Profiles and statistics

Main article: List of Princess Peach profiles and statistics
Princess Peach's stats from the Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games website
Peach emblem from Mario Kart 8Peach's horn emblem from Mario Kart 8
Princess Peach's emblems from Mario Kart 8

Princess Peach's bios typically describe her as the ruler of the Mushroom Kingdom and the Toads, as well as mentioning her tendency to get kidnapped by Bowser. In most Super Mario sports games, she is classed as a Technique type character, and in the Mario Kart series, she is classed as either a lightweight or middleweight character. Her emblem is her crown.

Portrayals

The following voice actresses have portrayed Princess Peach during the course of Super Mario franchise history:

English

Other languages

Mami Yamase, a pop singer, voiced Peach in Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen!, marking the first time the character was given an official voice.

In the foreign-language dubs of the DIC cartoons, Peach was dubbed by the following actresses:

  • Latin American Spanish: María Fernanda Morales (Super Show!), Dulce María Romay (Super Mario Bros. 3), and Rocío Robledo (Super Mario World)
  • Castilian Spanish: Pilar Santigosa
  • French: Super Show! - Stéphanie Murat (original), Virginie Ledieu (redub); Super Mario Bros. 3 and Super Mario World - Isabelle Volpé
  • German: Sabine Bohlmann
  • Italian: Alessandra Karpoff
  • Brazilian Portuguese: Guilene Conte (main), Eleonora Prado (alternate portrayer in Super Mario Bros. 3)
  • European Portuguese: Ana Vieira, Flora Mirona, and Márcia Menezes
  • Swedish: Louise Raeder (Super Show!), Nina Gunke (Super Mario Bros. 3, Super Mario World)
  • Hungarian: Fazekas Zsuzsa (first voice), Solecki Janka (Super Mario World and redubs)
  • Finnish: Liisa Paatso
  • Russian: Olga Golovanova (Super Mario Bros. 3), Daria Frolova (Super Mario World)
  • Romanian: Oana Avram (Super Mario Bros. 3, Super Mario World)

Gallery

For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Princess Peach.

Quotes

Main article: List of Princess Peach quotes
  • "Thank you, Mario!"

- General quote used whenever rescued from Bowser or another enemy in a game

  • "Mario, you're my knight in shining armor!"

- When rescued from Booster in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars.

  • "Mario, be careful! I have a bad feeling about this..."

- When spoken to on the Delfino Airstrip in Super Mario Sunshine.

  • "Stay out of this! I am a princess, and she has thrown mud at my dignity! You two leave me be! UNDERSTOOD?!"

- Commanding Mario and Luigi to let her fight Mimi on her own in Super Paper Mario.

  • "Oh, did I win?"

- Victory quote in the Super Smash Bros. series.

  • "My travels with Tiara were wonderful - so many memories! And I realized something...how important it is to see different things and talk with different people, that no matter what kingdom you're in, people smile with the same sparkle! We have to do what we can with our time to smiles on as many faces as possible! So I've decided to invite people from all around the world to the castle!"

- When encountered in the Mushroom Kingdom in the postgame of Super Mario Odyssey.

Audio samples

Audio.svg Super Mario 64 - "Dear Mario: Please come to the castle. I've baked a cake for you. Yours truly-- Princess Toadstool, Peach." - At the opening (Leslie Swan, 1996)
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Audio.svg Mario Kart 64 (Japanese version) - "Get ready!" - When selected (Asako Kozuki, 1996)
File infoMedia:MK64_JP_Peach_Ready.oga
Audio.svg Super Smash Bros. Melee - "Oh, did I win?" - Winning a Versus match (Jen Taylor, 2001)
File infoMedia:SSBM Peach Did I Win.oga
Audio.svg Super Mario Strikers - "Pass it to me! Pass it to me!" (Nicole Mills, 2005)
File infoMedia:Strikers Peach Pass It To Me.oga
Audio.svg Super Mario Galaxy - "MARIO!" (Samantha Kelly, 2007; also used in New Super Mario Bros. Wii, Super Mario 3D Land, Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle, and others)
File infoMedia:Peach's Damsel in Distress Cry (SMG).oga
Audio.svg Super Mario 3D World - "Yay! Peach! Let's go!" - When selected from the file selection screen (Samantha Kelly, 2013)
File infoMedia:SM3DW_Peach_Yeah.oga
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Names in other languages

Main article: List of Princess Peach names in other languages
Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ピーチひめ[?]
Pīchi-hime
Princess Peach
Catalan Princesa Peach[?] Princess Peach The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Chinese (simplified) 碧姬公主[13]
Bìjī Gōngzhǔ
Princess Peach
桃花公主[?]
Táohuā Gōngzhǔ
Princess Peach Flower iQue localization, before December 23, 2022
Chinese (traditional) 碧琪公主[14]
Bìqí Gōngzhǔ
Princess Peach Before New Super Mario Bros. Wii
碧姬公主[?]
Bìjī Gōngzhǔ
Princess Peach; "姬" also means "Princess" by itself.
Czech Princezna Peach[?] Princess Peach
Danish Prinsesse Peach[?] Princess Peach
Prinsesse Slørhat[15] Princess Cortinarius The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3
Prinsesse Toadstool[16] Princess Toadstool Super Mario Bros. Super Show
Dutch Prinses Peach[?] Princess Peach
Prinses Paddestoel[17][18] Princess Mushrump Super Mario Bros. and Super Mario Bros. 2
Finnish Prinsessa Peach[?] Princess Peach
Prinsessa Kanttarelli[?] Princess Chanterelle Super Mario Bros.
Prinsessa Toadstool[19] Princess Toadstool DIC cartoons
Prinsessa Kultakutri[?] Princess Goldilocks Super Mario World, Super Mario 64
French Princesse Peach[?] Princess Peach
Princesse[?] Princess older games
Princesse Toadstool[?] Princess Toadstool older games
Princesse Champignon[20][21] Princess Mushroom Super Mario Bros. 2, Nintendo Comics System
German Prinzessin Peach[?] Princess Peach
Prinzessin Toadstool[22] Princess Toadstool DIC cartoons
Greek Πριγκίπισσα Πίτς[?]
Prigipissa Pits
Princess Peach
Hebrew 'הנסיכה פיץ[?]
Hansikha Pich
Princess Peach
Hungarian Peach hercegnő[?] Princess Peach
Italian Principessa Peach[?] Princess Peach
Principessa Amarena[23] Princess Cherry DIC cartoons
Principessa Toadstool[?] Princess Toadstool NES Super Mario Bros. instruction booklet
Korean 피치 공주[?]
Pichi Gongju
Princess Peach
Norwegian Prinsesse Peach[?] Princess Peach
Prinsesse Fluesopp[24] Princess Fly Agaric DIC cartoons
Polish Księżniczka Peach[?] Princess Peach
Portuguese Princesa Peach[?] Princess Peach
Princesa Cogumelo[25] Princess Toadstool DIC cartoons
Romanian Peach[?] - The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Prințesa Piersicuță[?] Princess Peach; piersicuță is a diminutive form of piersică ("peach"). McDonald's Romania 2013 Happy Meal promotionMedia:McDonaldsRomania2013Banner.jpg
Prințesa Ciupercuță[26] Princess Toadstool; ciupercuță is a diminutive form of ciupercă ("mushroom"). DIC cartoons
Russian Принцесса Пич[?]
Printsessa Pich
Princess Peach
Принцесса Поганка[27]
Printsessa Poganka
Princess Toadstool DIC cartoons
Spanish (NOA) Princesa Peach[?] Princess Peach games and The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Princesa Seta[28] Princess Mushroom DIC cartoons
Spanish (NOE) Princesa Peach[?] Princess Peach games and The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Princesa Sapolina[29] Princess Sapolina (from sapo, meaning "toad") DIC cartoons
Swedish Prinsessan Peach[?] Princess Peach
Prinsessan Flugsvamp[30] Princess Fly Agaric DIC cartoons
Thai เจ้าหญิงพีช[31]
Chao-ying Phich
Princess Peach

Trivia

  • Toadstool is described as a "fairy Princess" in the 47th issue of the United Kingdom Nintendo Magazine System.[32]
  • Peach was misnamed as "Princess Daisy" in the 49th issue of the Australian Nintendo Magazine System.[33]

References

  1. ^ "Yours truly- - Princess Toadstool (Peach)" - Peach's letter in Super Mario 64 (Note: parentheses indicate a disjunct between "Peach" and the rest of the text, originally represented by a different color, font, and angle in the letter.)
  2. ^ a b "Today, in the Mushroom Kingdom, it was discovered that Princess Peach Toadstool's castle is standing empty with no sign of the missing inhabitants." – 1996. Super Mario 64 Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 4.
  3. ^ "Officially known as Princess Peach Toadstool, our little monarch has a long history with Mario." – Young, Jason (August 21, 2000). Mario Tennis Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 0-7615-3133-5. Page 21.
  4. ^ Iwata Asks | 4. My First Project: Draw a Rug | Iwata Asks: Nintendo DSi | Nintendo. Nintendo of Europe (British English). Retrieved May 19, 2024. (Archived via archive.today.)
  5. ^ Iwata Asks. Volume 8 - Flipnote Studio - An Animation Class. Nintendo of UK. Archived May 25, 2012, 10:11:51 UTC from the original via archive.today. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
  6. ^ February 2010. "Shigeru Miyamoto on the origin of the names of Mario and his friends". Nintendo DREAM (jp). Retrieved May 19, 2024. Note: The Japanese word for pink (桃色, momoiro) literally means "peach-colored."
  7. ^ Gaming Historian (September 30, 2021). How the Mario Characters Got Their Names (08:02). YouTube. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
  8. ^ a b Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen! pamphletMedia:MarioBrosMovieHeightChart.jpg
  9. ^ Supper Mario Broth. The booklet included with the official soundtrack for the 1986 anime movie "Super Mario Bros.: The Great Mission to Rescue Princess Peach!" lists Mario's, Luigi's and Peach's intended heights, weights and ages at the time of the movie's release. Of course, due to the many redesigns the characters have had in the decades since, these statistics are no longer reflective of Nintendo's current portrayal of the characters.". Tumblr. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  10. ^ "Chronologically, a seventeen-year-old..." – Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 writer's bible.
  11. ^ "In the early stages, we contemplated the idea that Rosalina was related to Peach, so that is why their features are very similar. Her long bangs represent her outward strength and inner sorrow and loneliness." – Black, Fletcher (November 9, 2007). Super Mario Galaxy PRIMA Official Game Guide (Premiere Edition). Prima Games (American English). Page 346.
  12. ^ Koji Kondo – 2001 Composer Interview. Schmuplations. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
  13. ^ 部分角色的中文名稱變更通知. Nintendo HK. Retrieved December 23, 2022. (Archived December 23, 2022, 13:54:26 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  14. ^ Traditional Chinese title for Super Princess Peach (超級碧琪公主 Chāojí Bìqí Gōngzhǔ, Super Princess Peach). nintendo.tw. Archived January 9, 2013, 03:45:30 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
  15. ^ Super Mario Bros. 3 Never Koop a koopa (Dansk)
  16. ^ The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! (EP1 - Dansk - Den nærsynede fugl)
  17. ^ Club Nintendo (Netherlands) No. 2. Page 4.
  18. ^ Club Nintendo (Netherlands) Classic. Page 30.
  19. ^ Super Mario Bros 1 VHS (Suomi)
  20. ^ French manual of Super Mario Bros. 2. Page 8.
  21. ^ «La douce et gentille Princesse Champignon appela au secours.» – 1992. Super Mario Bros. n° 1. Comics USA / Glénat (French). ISBN 978-2-87695-184-6. Page 3.
  22. ^ The Super Mario Bros Super Show! Folge 1 Sauberkeit ist alles / Der Vogel! Der Vogel!
  23. ^ Super Mario bros super show ita 1x01 Vola!Vola!
  24. ^ The Super Mario Bros Super Show S01E01 - The Bird! The Bird!/Neatness Counts (Norsk Fox Kids)
  25. ^ Super Mario Bros. Super Show! - Apresentação Conta / O Pássaro, O Pássaro! (Alta Qualidade)
  26. ^ May 20, 2015. "Princess Toadstool for President", dubbed in Romanian by KidsCo. Odnoklassniki (OK.ru). Retrieved January 4, 2016.
  27. ^ Приключения братьев Супер Марио 3 (все серии) (6+)
  28. ^ Super Mario Brothers Super Show in Spanish / En Español- ¡El pájaro! ¡El pájaro! - Episode 1
  29. ^ Super Mario Bros. 3 - La princesa Sapolina para presidente (Doblaje castellano original)
  30. ^ Super Mario Bros Super Show - Episode 1 - Swedish
  31. ^ UIP Thailand (November 30, 2022). Thai version of the official trailer for The Super Mario Bros. Movie. YouTube. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
  32. ^ "During his quest, Mario joins forces with a cloud who thinks he’s a tadpole, an animated doll, the King of the Koopas and a fairy Princess!" – August 1996. Nintendo Magazine System (UK) Issue 47. Page 90.
  33. ^ April 1997. Nintendo Magazine System (AU) Issue #49. Page 39Media:NMS Australia 49 MK64 drivers and items.jpg.